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§ 21-1001. Stopping, standing, or parking restrictions of vehicles on 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 10. Stopping, Standing, and Parking (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-1001
§ 21-1001. Stopping, standing, or parking restrictions of vehicles on highways
Currentness
In general
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, on any highway outside of a business district or a residential district, a person may not stop, park, or leave standing on the roadway any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, if it is practicable to stop, park, or leave the vehicle standing off the roadway.
Unobstructed width of roadway opposite standing vehicle
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, on any highway outside of a business district or a residential district, a person may not leave any vehicle standing, without providing an unobstructed width of the roadway opposite the standing vehicle for the free passage of other vehicles.
Stopped vehicles seen from 200 feet away
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, on any highway outside of a business district or a residential district, a person may not stop any vehicle, unless it can be seen clearly from 200 feet away in each direction on the roadway.
Exception for disabled vehicles
(d) This section does not apply to the driver of a vehicle that has become unintentionally so disabled while on the roadway that he cannot avoid stopping and temporarily leaving it there.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 11-1001.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-1001, MD TRANS § 21-1001
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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