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§ 21-311. Driving rules for divided highways

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportation

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 21. Vehicle Laws--Rules of the Road (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Driving on Right Side of Roadway; Overtaking and Passing; Use of Roadway (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-311
§ 21-311. Driving rules for divided highways
On any divided highway:
(1) A vehicle may be driven only on the right-hand roadway, unless directed or permitted to use another roadway by a traffic control device or a police officer;
(2) A vehicle may not be driven over, across, or within the dividing space, barrier, or section except, unless specifically prohibited by public authority, through an opening in the space, barrier, or section or at a crossover or intersection; and
(3) A vehicle may not be driven on the median strip, unless permitted to do so by public authority.

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Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, §§ 11-311, 11-1114.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-311, MD TRANS § 21-311
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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