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<subtitle article="gtr" title_number="21" subtitle_number="4" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_name="Right-of-Way">
  <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-401" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Right-of-Way">
    <text>Except at through highways, or as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a vehicle at an intersection:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Has the right-of-way over any other vehicle approaching from the left; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Shall yield the right-of-way to any other vehicle approaching from the right.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-401.1" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Right-of-Way">
    <text>At a “T” intersection with no traffic control device, any person driving a vehicle on a highway that intersects but does not cross the other highway shall yield the right–of–way to any vehicle traveling on the other highway.</text>
  </section>
  <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-402" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Right-of-Way">
    <level label="a">
      <text>If the driver of a vehicle intends to turn to the left in an intersection or into an alley or a private road or driveway, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any other vehicle that is approaching from the opposite direction and is in the intersection or so near to it as to be an immediate danger.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>If the driver of a vehicle intends to turn to go in the opposite direction, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any approaching vehicle that is so near as to be an immediate danger.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-403" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Right-of-Way">
    <level label="a">
      <text>Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs placed in accordance with the Maryland Vehicle Law.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>If the driver of a vehicle approaches a through highway, the driver shall:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>Stop at the entrance to the through highway; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Yield the right-of-way to any other vehicle approaching on the through highway.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>If a stop sign is placed at the entrance to an intersecting highway, even if the intersecting highway is not part of a through highway, the driver of a vehicle approaching the intersecting highway shall:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>Stop in obedience to the stop sign; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Yield the right-of-way to any other vehicle approaching on the intersecting highway.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>If a “yield” sign facing the driver of a vehicle is placed on the approach to an intersection, the driver shall:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>Approach the intersection with caution;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Yield the right-of-way to any other vehicle approaching on the other highway; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>If necessary, stop in order to yield this right-of-way.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-404" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Right-of-Way">
    <level label="a">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a paved highway from an unpaved highway shall stop.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-404.1" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Right-of-Way">
    <level label="a">
      <text>The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross any other part of a highway from a crossover, whether or not sign posted, shall yield the right-of-way to any other vehicle approaching on that part of the highway.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>The approach to and method of making a left turn at a crossover shall be made as required by § 21-601(b) and (c) of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-405" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Right-of-Way">
    <level label="a">
      <text>On the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle using audible and visual signals that meet the requirements of § 22–218 of this article or of a police vehicle lawfully using an audible signal, the driver of every other vehicle, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, shall yield the right–of–way.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>On the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle using audible and visual signals that meet the requirements of § 22–218 of this article or of a police vehicle lawfully using an audible signal, the driver of every other vehicle, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, shall drive immediately to a position parallel to and as close as possible to the edge or curb of the roadway, clear of any intersection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>On the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle using audible and visual signals that meet the requirements of § 22–218 of this article or of a police vehicle lawfully using an audible signal, the driver of every other vehicle, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, shall stop and stay in this position until the emergency vehicle has passed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>A driver, when proceeding in the same direction as an emergency or police vehicle, may not pass an emergency vehicle using audible and visual signals that meet the requirements of § 22–218 of this article or a police vehicle lawfully using an audible signal unless:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>The emergency vehicle has stopped; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Otherwise directed by a police officer.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="e">
      <level label="1">
        <text>This subsection applies to a stopped, standing, or parked vehicle that is:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <level label="1">
            <text>On a highway;</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>Using a visual signal that meets the requirements of § 22–218 or § 22–218.2 of this article; and</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <level label="A">
            <text>A commercial motor vehicle providing emergency maintenance to a disabled vehicle;</text>
          </level>
          <level label="B">
            <text>An emergency vehicle;</text>
          </level>
          <level label="C">
            <text>A service vehicle as defined under § 22–201 of this article;</text>
          </level>
          <level label="D">
            <text>A tow truck that is properly registered in accordance with § 13–920 of this article; or</text>
          </level>
          <level label="E">
            <text>A waste or recycling collection vehicle; or</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <level label="1">
            <text>On a highway; and</text>
          </level>
          <level label="2">
            <text>Displaying:</text>
          </level>
          <level label="A">
            <text>Hazard warning lights;</text>
          </level>
          <level label="B">
            <text>Road flares; or</text>
          </level>
          <level label="C">
            <text>Other caution signals, including traffic cones, caution signs, or nonvehicular warning lights.</text>
          </level>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Unless otherwise directed by a police officer or a traffic control device, the driver of a motor vehicle that approaches from the rear a stopped, standing, or parked vehicle to which this subsection applies shall:</text>
        <level label="i">
          <text>If practicable and not otherwise prohibited and with due regard for safety and traffic conditions, make a lane change into an available lane not immediately adjacent to the stopped, standing, or parked vehicle; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>If the driver of the motor vehicle is unable to make a lane change in accordance with item (i) of this paragraph, slow to a reasonable and prudent speed that is safe for existing weather, road, and vehicular or pedestrian traffic conditions.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="f">
      <text>This section does not relieve the driver of an emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons.</text>
    </level>
  </section>
  <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-406" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Right-of-Way">
    <level label="a">
      <text>A person may not commit a violation of this subtitle that contributes to an accident that results in the death or, as defined in § 20–102(c) of this article, serious bodily injury of another person.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <level label="1">
        <text>A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <level label="i">
          <text>The Administration may suspend the license of a person convicted of a violation of this section for a period not exceeding 180 days.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="ii">
          <text>In accordance with Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article, a licensee may request a hearing on a license suspension imposed under this paragraph.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>