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park in safety. But this provision shall not preclude any vehicle from
stopping for such length of time as may be necessary to load or unload
freight or to discharge or take on passengers or to construct or repair the
line or works of any public service corporation located along said road:
nor in case any such vehicle shall have become disabled, in which event,
however, it shall be removed as soon as it may be reasonably possible
to do so.

Unless parking space in some other portion of the street or highway is
provided by State or municipal authority, all vehicles not in motion shall
stand with their right side as near the right-hand side of the highway as
practicable, except in city streets or on roads where traffic is permitted to
move in one direction only, in which case they shall stand with their right
side as near as practicable to the right-hand side, or their left side as near
as practicable to the left-hand side, of said street or road.

All vehicles carrying poles or other objects which project more than
five feet from the rear end of such vehicles shall, during the period of from
one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, carry a red light
at or near the end of the pole or other object so projecting. During the
period of from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset,
such vehicles shall carry a red flag at or near the end of the pole or other
object so projecting.

All pedestrians shall have the right of way at street crossings in the
towns and cities of this State, except where traffic is controlled at such
crossings by traffic officers. Between street crossings in such towns and
cities, vehicles shall have the right of way.

Any person operating any vehicle in a manner contrary to any of the
provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction, subject to a fine of not less than five dollars ($5. 00) nor
more than fifty dollars ($50. 00) for the first offense.

Pedestrians.

Contributory negligence of pedestrian at intersection, for jury. Right of way.
Merrifield v. Hoffberger. 147 Md. 140.

Plaintiff's, in personal injury case, being between crossings, is to be considered
on question of contributory negligence, but alone is not sufficient to establish
such negligence. Nelson v. Seller. 154 Md. 76.

Right of way of pedestrian at intersection not duly respected if motor vehicle
is driven too rapidly to stop in time to avoid accident. See notes to sec. 194.

Deford v. Lohmeyer, 147 Md. 476

Relative rights of pedestrians and motor vehicles at street crossings; at cross-
ings controlled by traffic officers, rights at common law remain unchanged.
Panitz v. Webb. 149 Md. 84.

Right of way of pedestrians at street crossings where several streets meet;
objectionable prayers: burden of proof of contributory negligence. Meaning of
"regular crossing" and "at a point between crossings. " Cons. Gas, etc.. Co. v.
Rudiger, 151 Md. 235.

In General.

Error to instruct jury that if truck in collision was to right of center of high-
way at time of accident, plaintiff not entitled to recover regardless of other facts