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2020 Maryland Statutes
Transportation
Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road
Subtitle 4 - Right-of-Way
Section 21-404 - Vehicle Entering Highway From Other Than a Highway; Vehicle Entering Paved Highway From Unpaved Highway

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MD. Transportation Code Ann. § 21-404 (2020)
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    (a)    The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road or driveway or from any other place that is not a highway shall stop.

    (b)    The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road or driveway or from any other place that is not a highway shall yield the right-of-way to any other vehicle approaching on the highway.

    (c)    In this section, “paved highway” means a highway that has a hard, smooth surface of gravel, shells, crushed stone, paving blocks, asphalt, concrete, or other similar substance.

    (d)    The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a paved highway from an unpaved highway shall stop.

    (e)    The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a paved highway from an unpaved highway shall yield the right-of-way to any other vehicle approaching on the paved highway.

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