Section 21-404 - Vehicle entering highway from other than a highway; vehicle entering paved highway from unpaved highway. - Maryland Statutes

§ 21-404. Vehicle entering highway from other than a highway; vehicle entering paved highway from unpaved highway.
 

(a)  Entering highway from other than a highway - Duty to stop.- 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)  Entering highway from other than a highway - Yielding right-of-way.- 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)  "Paved highway" defined.- 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)  Entering paved highway from an unpaved highway - Duty to stop.- The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a paved highway from an unpaved highway shall stop. 

(e)  Entering paved highway from an unpaved highway - Yielding right-of-way.- 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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 661/2, § 11-404; 1977, ch. 14, § 2; 1986, ch. 472, § 1.]