1496                             Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 534

(b)    A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting
astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the
motorcycle.

(c)    No person shall operate a motorcycle while carrying any
package, bundle, or other article which prevents him from keeping
both hands on the handlebars.

(d)    No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person
ride, in a position that will interfere with the operation or control
of the motorcycle or the view of the operator.

§ 11-1303. Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic.

(a)    All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor
vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle
of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motor-
cycles operated two abreast in a single lane.

(b)    The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass
in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.

(c)    No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic
or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.

(d)    Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in
a single lane.

(e)    Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in
the performance of their official duties.

§ 11-1304. Clinging to other vehicles.

No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach himself or the
motorcycle to any other vehicle (or streetcar) on a roadway.

§ 11-1305. Footrests and handlebars.

(a)    Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a side-
car or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with footrests for such
passenger.

(b)    No person shall operate any motorcycle with handlebars more
than 15 inches in height above that portion of the seat occupied
by the operator.

§ 11-1306. Equipment for motorcycle riders.

(a)    No person shall operate or ride upon a motorcycle unless he
is wearing protective headgear which complies with standards estab-
lished by the commissioner.

(b)    No person shall operate a motorcycle unless he is wearing
an eye-protective device of a type approved by the commissioner,
except when the motorcycle is equipped with a windscreen.

(c)    This section shall not apply to persons riding within an
enclosed cab.

(d)    The commissioner is hereby authorized to approve or dis-
approve protective headgear and eye-protective devices required