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    (a)    The driver of a vehicle may not stop, stand, or park the vehicle on any Authority highway, except:

        (1)    If necessary to avoid injury or damage to any person or property;

        (2)    In compliance with the lawful direction of an authorized employee of the Authority highway;

        (3)    At a designated area for the transaction of business at an Administration building; or

        (4)    If the vehicle is disabled or involved in an accident, in which case the vehicle shall be moved, if possible:

            (i)    To the shoulder of the roadway;

            (ii)    Adjacent to the emergency walkway on a bridge; or

            (iii)    As otherwise directed by a patrol officer.

    (b)    Notwithstanding § 25–201(b) of this article, the Maryland Transportation Authority may adopt regulations governing the removal of vehicles left unattended for 12 or more hours on any Authority highway.