# Transportation (GTR)

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

### Subtitle 4. Right-of-Way

#### Section 21-403

(a) Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs placed in accordance with the Maryland Vehicle Law.

(b) If the driver of a vehicle approaches a through highway, the driver shall:

  (1) Stop at the entrance to the through highway; and

  (2) Yield the right-of-way to any other vehicle approaching on the through highway.

(c) 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:

  (1) Stop in obedience to the stop sign; and

  (2) Yield the right-of-way to any other vehicle approaching on the intersecting highway.

(d) If a "yield" sign facing the driver of a vehicle is placed on the approach to an intersection, the driver shall:

  (1) Approach the intersection with caution;

  (2) Yield the right-of-way to any other vehicle approaching on the other highway; and

  (3) If necessary, stop in order to yield this right-of-way.

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