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Ch. 14
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1132
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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AND APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE
DIRECTION OF THE NEAREST APPROACHING TRAFFIC.
(D) PLACING OF FLAGS WHEN REFLECTORS, LIGHTS, ETC.,
NOT REQUIRED.
WHENEVER ANY VEHICLE OF A TYPE REFERRED TO IN THIS
SECTION IS DISABLED ON THE ROADWAY OR SHOULDER OF ANY
HIGHWAY OUTSIDE OF ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AT ANY TIME
WHEN THE DISPLAY OF FUSEES, FLARES, RED ELECTRIC LANTERNS
OR PORTABLE RED EMERGENCY REFLECTORS IS NOT REQUIRED, THE
DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SHALL DISPLAY TWO RED FLAGS ON THE
ROADWAY IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC OCCUPIED BY THE DISABLED
VEHICLE, ONE AT A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET IN
ADVANCE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONE AT A DISTANCE OF
APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.
(E) PLACING OF WARNING SIGNALS WHERE DISABLED
VEHICLE IS USED IN TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES, ETC.
(1) WHENEVER ANY MOTOR VEHICLE USED TO CARRY
EXPLOSIVES OR ANY CARGO TANK TRUCK USED TO CARRY ANY
FLAMMABLE LIQUID OR COMPRESSED FLAMMABLE GAS, OR ANY
MOTOR VEHICLE USING COMPRESSED GAS AS A FUEL, IS DISABLED
ON A HIGHWAY IN THIS STATE AT ANY TIME OR PLACE
MENTIONED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE DRIVER
OF THE VEHICLE SHALL IMMEDIATELY DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING
WARNING DEVICES:
(I) ONE RED ELECTRIC LANTERN OR PORTABLE RED
EMERGENCY REFLECTOR, PLACED ON THE ROADWAY AT THE TRAFFIC
SIDE OF THE VEHICLE; AND
(II) TWO RED ELECTRIC LANTERNS OR PORTABLE
RED REFLECTORS, ONE PLACED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO THE
FRONT AND ONE PLACED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO THE REAR
OF THIS DISABLED VEHICLE, IN THE CENTER OF THE TRAFFIC
LANE OCCUPIED BY THE VEHICLE.
(2) FLARES, FUSEES, OR SIGNALS PRODUCED BY
FLAME MAY NOT BE USED AS WARNING DEVICES FOR DISABLED
VEHICLES OF THE TYPE MENTIONED IN THIS SUBSECTION.
(F) WARNING SIGNALS TO COMPLY WITH §22-407.
THE FLARES, FUSEES, RED ELECTRIC LANTERNS, PORTABLE
RED EMERGENCY REFLECTORS, AND FLAGS TO BE DISPLAYED AS
REQUIRED IN THIS SECTION SHALL CONFORM WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF §22-407 OF THIS SUBTITLE APPLICABLE TO
THEM.
REVISOR'S NOTE; This section presently appears as
Art. 66 1/2, §12-408.
Except for minimal changes in style and
nomenclature, this section has not been
revised; see General Revisor's Note to this
title.
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