Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 21-1202 - Traffic and pedestrian laws apply to bicycles, motor scooters, play vehicles, or unicycles(a) Every person operating a bicycle or a motor scooter in a public bicycle area has all the rights granted to and is subject to all the duties required of the driver of a vehicle by this title, including the duties set forth in § 21-504 of this title, except:(1) As otherwise provided in this subtitle; and(2) For those provisions of this title that by their very nature cannot apply.(b)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a person has the rights and is subject to the restrictions applicable to pedestrians under this title while the person is lawfully operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle: (i) On a sidewalk or sidewalk area; or(ii) In or through a crosswalk.(2) At an intersection, a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle is subject to all traffic control signals, as provided in §§ 21-202 and 21-203 of this title.(3) Section 21-506 of this title does not apply to a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 227,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2019.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 754,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.