§ 21-202. Traffic circular lights and arrows; vehicle traffic and pedestrians
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2020
Effective: October 1, 2020
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-202
§ 21-202. Traffic circular lights and arrows; vehicle traffic and pedestrians
(a)(1) Except for special pedestrian signals that carry a legend, where traffic is controlled by traffic control signals that show different colored lights or colored lighted arrows, whether successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors green, red, and yellow may be used.
(b) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or, unless a sign at the place prohibits the turn, turn right or left.
(c) Vehicular traffic described under subsection (b) of this section, including any vehicle turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to any other vehicle and any pedestrian lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk when the signal is shown.
(d) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, whether shown alone or with another indication, cautiously may enter the intersection, but only to make the movement indicated by the arrow or to make another movement permitted by other indications shown at the same time.
(e) Vehicular traffic described under subsection (d) of this section shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian or bicycle lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to any other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
(f) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control signal as provided in § 21-203 of this subtitle, a pedestrian facing any green signal, unless the green signal is only a turn arrow, may cross the roadway, within any marked or unmarked crosswalk, in the direction of the green signal.
(g)(1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow signal is warned that the related green movement is ending or that a red signal, which will prohibit vehicular traffic from entering the intersection, will be shown immediately after the yellow signal.
(h)(1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular red signal alone:
(i) Unless a sign prohibiting a turn is in place, vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal, after stopping as required by subsection (h) of this section, cautiously may enter the intersection and make:
(j) If a sign permitting any other turn is in place, vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal, after stopping as required by subsection (h) of this section, cautiously may enter the intersection and make the turn indicated by the sign.
(k) In each instance, vehicular traffic described in subsections (i) and (j) of this section shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian or bicycle lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.
(l) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control signal as provided in § 21-203 of this subtitle, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone may not enter the roadway.
(m) Except for those provisions of this section that by their very nature cannot apply, this section applies to a traffic control signal placed at a location other than an intersection. Each stop required by the signal shall be made at a sign or marking on the pavement indicating where the stop shall be made or, if there is no sign or marking, at the signal.
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, c. 447; Acts 1986, c. 410; Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1; Acts 1993, c. 278; Acts 1997, c. 45, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 315, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1998, c. 360, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1999, c. 401, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2004, c. 320, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2010, c. 518, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2020, c. 39, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 40, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 11-202.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-202, MD TRANS § 21-202
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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