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Old 08-30-10 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by dougmc
Texas does, under some conditions.

545.058. DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER.
(a) An operator may drive on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of a roadway if that operation is necessary and may be done safely, but only:
(1) to stop, stand, or park;
(2) to accelerate before entering the main traveled lane of traffic;
(3) to decelerate before making a right turn;
(4) to pass another vehicle that is slowing or stopped on the main traveled portion of the highway, disabled, or preparing to make a left turn;
(5) to allow another vehicle traveling faster to pass;
(6) as permitted or required by an official traffic-control device; or
(7) to avoid a collision.
(b) An operator may drive on an improved shoulder to the left of the main traveled portion of a divided or limited-access or
controlled-access highway if that operation may be done safely, but only:
(1) to slow or stop when the vehicle is disabled and traffic or other circumstances prohibit the safe movement of the
vehicle to the shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of the roadway;
(2) as permitted or required by an official traffic-control device; or
(3) to avoid a collision.
(c) A limitation in this section on driving on an improved shoulder does not apply to:
(1) an authorized emergency vehicle responding to a call;
(2) a police patrol; or
(3) a bicycle.
I'm aware of that law. States allow it for some very temporary purposes. TX is somewhat more liberal in this regard than other states.

Originally Posted by njkayaker
No state allows cars to drive (travel) on the shoulder.
"Travel" is intentional and important (the shoulder isn't a "travelling lane").

Note the use of the word in the law you quoted!

Originally Posted by dougmc
Originally Posted by njkayaker
Those signs are redundant.
Ultimately, lots of signs are "redundant" -- but if people aren't aware of the law, it's helpful to have a sign to remind them, so I wouldn't really use the term "redundant" when I really meant "more than is absolutely necessary".
I'm not saying the extra signs are not useful (they certainly don't hurt anything).

The issue I was commenting on is that "10 Wheels" is reading something special in them that is not there! In pointing that out, "redundant" is quite appropriate (and intentional).

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