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§ 21-1211.1. Foot racing events on highways or bridges

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, § 21-1211.1
§ 21-1211.1. Foot racing events on highways or bridges
Approval by Administration
(a) When the State Highway Administration or a local authority approves a foot racing event on a highway or a highway bridge under its respective jurisdiction, foot racing shall be lawful.
Reasonable safety of participants
(b) The State Highway Administration or a local authority may approve a foot racing event only under conditions that:
(1) Provide reasonable safety for race participants, spectators, and other highway or highway bridge users; and
(2) Prevent unreasonable interference with traffic flow that would seriously inconvenience other highway or highway bridge users.
Exemptions from provisions of Maryland Vehicle Law
(c) If traffic control adequately assures the safety of participants, spectators, and other highway or highway bridge users, the State Highway Administration or a local authority may exempt participants in an approved foot racing event from compliance with other provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law that otherwise would be applicable to the participants in the foot racing event.

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Added by Acts 1986, c. 223, § 3.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-1211.1, MD TRANS § 21-1211.1
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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