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§ 21-1205. Operation of bicycles or motor scooters on roadways

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportation

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 21. Vehicle Laws--Rules of the Road (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 12. Operation of Bicycles and Play Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-1205
§ 21-1205. Operation of bicycles or motor scooters on roadways
Riding near right side of roadway
(a) Each person operating a bicycle or a motor scooter at a speed less than the speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing on a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable and safe, except when:
(1) Making or attempting to make a left turn;
(2) Operating on a one-way street;
(3) Passing a stopped or slower moving vehicle;
(4) Avoiding pedestrians or road hazards;
(5) The right lane is a right turn only lane; or
(6) Operating in a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle or motor scooter and another vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.
Riding bicycles or motor scooters two abreast
(b) Each person operating a bicycle or a motor scooter on a roadway may ride two abreast only if the flow of traffic is unimpeded.
Exercise of due care when passing vehicles
(c) Each person operating a bicycle or a motor scooter on a roadway shall exercise due care when passing a vehicle.
Walking bicycle or motor scooter on right side of highway
(d) Each person operating a bicycle or a motor scooter on a roadway may walk the bicycle or motor scooter on the right side of a highway if there is no sidewalk.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1979, c. 300; Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1; Acts 1995, c. 495, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, c. 557, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2005, c. 159, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 11-1205.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-1205, MD TRANS § 21-1205
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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