Mobility & Curb Rules in Austin, TX (2026)
1 verified mobility & curb rules for Austin, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Bike Lane Rules
Austin Code Chapter 12-1 and Texas Transportation Code combine to require motorists to give cyclists at least three feet of passing distance, six feet for trucks and buses, while bicycles must yield in protected lanes per Austin Bicycle Plan.
Austin Bike Lane Rules Set Three Foot Passing Distance
Some RestrictionsTex. Transp. Code Secs. 551.101, 551.103(a)
Sec. 551.101. RIGHTS AND DUTIES. (a) A person operating a bicycle has the rights and duties applicable to a driver operating a vehicle under this subtitle, unless: (1) a provision of this chapter alters a right or duty; or (2) a right or duty applicable to a driver operating a vehicle cannot by its nature apply to a person operating a bicycle. Sec. 551.103. OPERATION ON ROADWAY. (a) Except as p...
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