# Transportation (GTR)

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

### Subtitle 4. Right-of-Way

#### Section 21-404

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