Section 21-802 – Establishment of State Speed Zones
(a) If, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, the State Highway Administration determines that any maximum speed limit specified in this subtitle is greater or less than reasonable or safe under existing conditions on any part of a highway under its jurisdiction, it may establish a reasonable and safe maximum speed limit for […]
Section 21-802.1 – Highway Work Zones
(a) In this section, “highway work zone” means a construction or maintenance area on or alongside a highway that is marked by appropriate warning signs or other traffic control devices designating that work is in progress. (b) (1) The State Highway Administration may reduce established speed limits in a highway work zone upon a determination that the change […]
Section 21-803 – Alteration of Maximum Speed Limit by Local Authorities
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, if, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, a local authority determines that any maximum speed limit specified in this subtitle is greater or less than reasonable or safe under existing conditions on any part of a highway in its jurisdiction, it […]
Section 21-803.1 – School Zones
(a) (1) Subject to subsection (f) of this section, within a half–mile radius of any school, the State Highway Administration or a local authority: (i) May establish a school zone and maximum speed limits applicable in the school zone; and (ii) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, may provide that fines are to be doubled for speeding violations […]
Section 21-803.2 – Establishment of Speed Limits on School and College Property
Each county board of education, the Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City, the board of trustees for each community college, the board of regents for Morgan State University, the board of trustees for St. Mary’s College, and the board of regents of the University System of Maryland may establish appropriate speed limits for safe […]