2010 Maryland Code
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TITLE 21 - VEHICLE LAWS - RULES OF THE ROAD
Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Rules
Section 21-1109 - Following fire apparatus prohibited; passing parking or backing emergency vehicles prohibited.
§ 21-1109. Following fire apparatus prohibited; passing parking or backing emergency vehicles prohibited.
(a) Fire apparatus.- Unless he is on official business, the driver of a vehicle may not:
(1) Follow within 500 feet of any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm; or
(2) Drive or park within 300 feet of any fire apparatus stopped in response to a fire alarm.
(b) Passing parking or backing emergency vehicles.- The driver of a vehicle may not pass an emergency vehicle within 100 feet of an entrance ramp of a fire or rescue station when the emergency vehicle is in the process of parking or backing.
[An. Code 1957, art. 661/2, § 11-1109; 1977, ch. 14, § 2; 2001, ch. 490.]
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