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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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The only other changes are in style.
For special speed limits applicable to
vehicles registered for "dump service" and
"dump semitrailer service", see §§13—920 and
13-928 of this article.
21-802. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE SPEED ZONES.
(A) DETERMINATION BY STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.
IF, ON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC
INVESTIGATION, THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
DETERMINES THAT ANY MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT SPECIFIED IN THIS
SUBTITLE IS GREATER OR LESS THAN REASONABLE OR SAFE
UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS ON ANY PART OF A HIGHWAY
UNDER ITS JURISDICTION, IT MAY ESTABLISH A REASONABLE
AND SAFE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT FOR THAI PART OF THE
HIGHWAY.
(B) WHEN INVESTIGATION NOT REQUIRED.
AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION IS NOT
REQUIRED TO CONFORM A POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT IN
EFFECT ON DECEMBER 31, 1974, TO A DIFFERENT LIMIT
SPECIFIED IN §21-801.1(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(C) VARIABLE LIMITS PERMITTED.
UNDER THIS SECTION, THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
MAY:
(1) ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT TO APPLY
AT ALL TIMES OR ONLY AT SPECIFIED TIMES; AND
(2) ESTABLISH DIFFERING LIMITS FOR DIFFERENT
TIMES OF DAY, DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLES, DIFFERENT
WEATHER CONDITIONS, OR OTHER FACTORS BEARING ON SAFE
SPEEDS.
(D) WHEN ALTERED LIMITS EFFECTIVE.
AN ALTERED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ESTABLISHED UNDER
THIS SECTION IS EFFECTIVE WHEN POSTED ON APPROPRIATE
SIGNS GIVING NOTICE OF THE LIMIT.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from Art. 66 1/2,
§11-802.
In subsection (a) of this section, the phrase
"on any part of a highway under its
jurisdiction" is substituted for the present,
overly broad "at any intersection or other
place" since the authority of the State
Highway Administration does not extend to
highways under local jurisdiction. As to the
authority of local authorities, see §21—803 of
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