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TITLE 43TRANSPORTATION
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 21RIGHT OF WAY
SUBCHAPTER QREGULATION OF DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
RULE §21.947Lighting of Sign

(a) A directional sign may not contain, include, or be illuminated by flashing, intermittent, or moving lights.

(b) Lights that are a part of or illuminate a directional sign:

  (1) must be shielded so that beams or rays of light are not being directed at any portion of the traveled way of an interstate or primary highway; and

  (2) may not be of such intensity or brilliance that they:

    (A) impair the vision of the driver of a motor vehicle on an interstate or primary highway or otherwise interfere with the driver's operation of the motor vehicle; or

    (B) obscure or interfere with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, device, or signal.


Source Note: The provisions of this §21.947 adopted to be effective July 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 2418

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