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§ 21-804. Minimum speed limits

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 21. Vehicle Laws--Rules of the Road (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Speed Restrictions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-804
§ 21-804. Minimum speed limits
Currentness
Impeding normal and reasonable movement of traffic prohibited
(a) Unless reduced speed is necessary for the safe operation of the vehicle or otherwise is in compliance with law, a person may not willfully drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.
Establishment of minimum speed limits by State or local authorities
(b)(1) If, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the State Highway Administration or a local authority determines that slow speeds on any part of a highway in its jurisdiction impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the State Highway Administration or the local authority may establish a minimum speed limit for that part of the highway.
(2) Unless reduced speed is necessary for the safe operation of the vehicle or otherwise is in compliance with law, a person may not drive a vehicle below a minimum speed limit established under this subsection.
(3) A minimum speed limit established under this subsection is effective when posted on appropriate signs giving notice of the limit.
Vehicles with speeds between 25 and 55 miles per hour
(c) A person may not drive a Class A (passenger) or Class M (multipurpose) vehicle on a highway if the maximum speed capability of the vehicle does not exceed the posted maximum speed limit for the highway by at least 5 miles per hour.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 546, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 11-804.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-804, MD TRANS § 21-804
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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