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West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportation

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 21. Vehicle Laws--Rules of the Road (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Turning and Starting; Signals on Stopping, Turning, and Starting (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-604
§ 21-604. Use of signals required to indicate turns, lane changes, and starts or stops of vehicles
Currentness
Position of vehicle at intersection
(a) A person may not turn a vehicle at an intersection, unless the vehicle is in the position required by § 21-601 of this subtitle.
Turns made with reasonable safety
(b) A person may not turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move it right or left on a roadway or from a shoulder or bikeway onto a roadway, unless the movement can be made with reasonable safety.
Signal required prior to turning vehicle
(c) A person may not, if any other vehicle might be affected by the movement, turn a vehicle until he gives an appropriate signal in the manner required by this subtitle.
Distance from which turn signal use required
(d) When required, a signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given continuously during at least the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning; except that a bicyclist may interrupt the turning signal to maintain control of the bicycle.
Signals for stopping or decreasing speed of vehicle
(e) If there is an opportunity to signal, a person may not stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle until he gives an appropriate signal in the manner required by this subtitle to the driver of any other vehicle immediately to the rear.
Use of signals to indicate turns, lane changes, or starts
(f) The signals provided for in § 21-605(b) and (c) of this subtitle:
(1) May be used to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or start from a stopped, standing, or parked position; and
(2) May not be flashed as a courtesy or “do pass” signal to the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, c. 543, § 2; Acts 1979, c. 506; Acts 1986, c. 472, §§ 1, 2.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 11-604.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-604, MD TRANS § 21-604
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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