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other special purposes". 20 Md. App. at 69.
The Court of Appeals, however, disagreed with
the holding that "main" refers only to
"through" and reversed. It explained the
meaning of the words "main traveled portion of
the roadway" as follows:
"We think these words were generally
intended to distinguish that portion of
the roadway actually and ordinarily used
by the traveling public ... from the
remainder of the highway, including the
shoulder or berm." 273 Md. at 28.
(Emphasis in original).
While the Court of Appeals thus purported to
give the words meaning, its explanation, as
above quoted, is virtually identical to the
definition of the simple term "roadway" (see
§11—151 of this article) and, for all
practical purposes, argues for deletion of the
phrase "main traveled portion" as surplusage.
The only other changes are in style.
21-305. LIMITATIONS ON OVERTAKING OR DRIVING TO LEFT.
(A) CLEAR VISIBILITY REQUIRED; RETURN TO AUTHORIZED
LANE.
(1) THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE MAY NOT DRIVE TO
THE LEFT OF THE CENTER OF THE ROADWAY IN OVERTAKING AND
PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION
UNLESS:
(I) AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBTITLE; AND
(II) THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY IS CLEARLY
VISIBLE AND IS FREE OF ONCOMING APPROACHING TRAFFIC FOR A
SUFFICIENT DISTANCE AHEAD TO PERMIT THE OVERTAKING AND
PASSING TO BE COMPLETED WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH THE
OPERATION OF ANY OTHER VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM THE
OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE OVERTAKEN.
(2) THE OVERTAKING VEHICLE SHALL RETURN TO
AN AUTHORIZED LANE OF TRAVEL AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AND,
IF THE PASSING MOVEMENT USES A LANE AUTHORIZED FOR
VEHICLES APPROACHING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, BEFORE
COMING WITHIN 200 FEET OF ANY APPROACHING VEHICLE.
(B) GRADES, CURVES, INTERSECTIONS, CROSSINGS,
BRIDGES, ETC.
(1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY ON A
ONE-WAY ROADWAY.
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(2) THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE MAY NOT DRIVE ON
THE LEFT SIDE OF ANY ROADWAY IF:
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