# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 21. Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road

### Subtitle 11. Miscellaneous Rules

#### Section 21-1105

(a) A person may not open the door of a motor vehicle on any side available to moving traffic unless:

  (1) It is reasonably safe to do so; and

  (2) It can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic.

(b) A person may not leave a door open on any side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for any period longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.

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Md. Code Ann., Transp. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)