Tex. Transp. Code Section 551.352
Operation on Roadways or Sidewalks

(a)

A motor-assisted scooter may be operated only on a street or highway for which the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less. The motor-assisted scooter may cross a road or street at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.

(b)

A county or municipality may prohibit the operation of a motor-assisted scooter on a street, highway, or sidewalk if the governing body of the county or municipality determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.

(c)

The department may prohibit the operation of a motor-assisted scooter on a highway if it determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.

(d)

A person may operate a motor-assisted scooter on a path set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles or on a sidewalk. Except as otherwise provided by this section, a provision of this title applicable to the operation of a bicycle applies to the operation of a motor-assisted scooter.

(e)

A provision of this title applicable to a motor vehicle does not apply to a motor-assisted scooter.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1242 (H.B. 1596), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2005.

Source: Section 551.352 — Operation on Roadways or Sidewalks, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­551.­htm#551.­352 (accessed Apr. 13, 2024).

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