# Transportation (GTR)

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

### Subtitle 7. Special Stops Required

#### Section 21-705

(a) The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall stop immediately before driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area that extends across the alley, driveway, or building exit.

(b) The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian.

(c) The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall on entering the roadway, yield the right-of-way to any other vehicle approaching on the roadway.

(d) The driver of a vehicle entering an alley, driveway, or building shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian.

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