(a) (1) Subject to the exceptions granted in this title to the driver of an emergency vehicle, the driver of any vehicle, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, shall obey the instructions of any traffic control device applicable to the vehicle and placed in accordance with the Maryland Vehicle Law. (2) The driver of a vehicle approaching […]
(a) (1) Except for special pedestrian signals that carry a legend, where traffic is controlled by traffic control signals that show different colored lights or colored lighted arrows, whether successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors green, red, and yellow may be used. (2) These lights apply to drivers and pedestrians as provided in […]
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Agency” means: (i) For a traffic control signal operated and maintained at an intersection under the control of the State, the law enforcement agency primarily responsible for traffic control at that intersection; or (ii) For a traffic control signal operated and maintained at an intersection under the […]
(a) Where special pedestrian control signals showing the words “walk”, “dont walk”, or “wait” or the symbols of “walking person” or “upraised hand” are in place, the signals have the indications provided in this section. (b) A pedestrian facing a “walk” or “walking person” signal may cross the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall […]
(a) If a flashing red or yellow light is used in a traffic signal or with a traffic sign, it requires obedience by vehicular traffic as provided in this section. (b) If a red lens is lit with rapid intermittent flashes, the driver of a vehicle shall stop at the near side of the intersection at a […]
Where lane direction control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a highway, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a green signal is shown, but may not enter or travel in any lane over which a red signal is shown.
(a) A person may not place, maintain, or display on or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device that purports to be, is an imitation of, or resembles a traffic control device or a railroad sign or signal. (b) A person may not place, maintain, or display on or in view of […]
(a) A person without lawful authority may not willfully alter, or interfere with the operation of, any traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal, including any inscription, shield, or insignia on it. (b) A person without lawful authority may not willfully deface any traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal, including any inscription, […]
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Component for electrical current transmission and storage” includes any of the following if it is placed by the authority of a public body or official: (i) A battery; (ii) An item used for surge protection; (iii) A fuse; (iv) A conduit; (v) A circuit breaker; (vi) A transformer; (vii) A hand hole; […]
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a funeral procession facing a red signal may continue through or make a turn at an intersection if the first vehicle in the procession already entered the intersection before the signal changed from green to red. (b) While a funeral procession is proceeding through a red signal as permitted […]
(a) All overpasses less than 14.5 feet in height above the roadway surface shall have a sign denoting the height above the roadway. (b) The design and placement of the sign shall be consistent with the specifications established in the manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways adopted by the State Highway Administration under […]
Vehicular traffic approaching a nonfunctioning traffic control signal at an intersection shall: (1) Stop: (i) At a clearly marked stop line; (ii) If there is no clearly marked stop line, before entering any crosswalk; or (iii) If there is no clearly marked stop line or crosswalk, before entering the intersection; (2) Yield to any vehicle or pedestrian in the intersection; […]
