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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-502" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Pedestrians' Rights and Rules">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection does not apply where:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing is provided, as described in § 21–503(b) of this subtitle; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A traffic control signal is in operation.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The driver of a vehicle shall come to a stop when a pedestrian crossing the roadway in a crosswalk is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>On the half of the roadway on which the vehicle is traveling; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Approaching from an adjacent lane on the other half of the roadway.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A pedestrian may not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If, at a marked crosswalk or at an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, a vehicle is stopped to let a pedestrian cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear may not overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A person may not commit a violation of subsection (a) or (c) of this section that contributes to an accident.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A person convicted of a violation of subsection (d) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text>
  </level>
</section>
