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HARRY HUGHES, Governor
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Annotated Code of Maryland
(1977 Volume and 1982 Supplement)
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 21-101(g) through (u), respectively, of
Article - Transportation, of the Annotated Code of Maryland be
renumbered to be Section(s) 21-101(h) through (v), respectively.
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of
Maryland read as follows:
Article - Transportation
21-101.
(G) "EXPRESSWAY" MEANS A MAJOR HIGHWAY OF 2 OR MORE TRAFFIC
LANES IN EACH DIRECTION THAT IS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE PRINCIPAL
TRAFFIC HAZARDS AND HAS THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS:
(1) A MEDIAN DIVIDER SEPARATING OPPOSING TRAFFIC
LANES TO ELIMINATE HEAD-ON COLLISIONS AND SIDESWIPING;
(2) GRADE SEPARATION STRUCTURES TO ELIMINATE THE
CONFLICT OF CROSS STREAMS OF TRAFFIC AT EACH INTERSECTION;
(3) POINTS OF ENTRANCE AND EXIT LIMITED TO
PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS;
(4) VERTICAL CURVES LONG ENOUGH TO PROVIDE LONG SIGHT
DISTANCES; AND
(5) SHOULDERS WIDE ENOUGH TO PERMIT VEHICLES TO STOP
OR PARK OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES.
21-1205.1.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a
person may not ride a bicycle:
(1) On any roadway where the posted maximum speed
limit is more than 50 miles an hour; or
(2) On any [controlled access highway] EXPRESSWAY,
except on an adjacent bicycle path or way approved by the State
Highway Administration; OR ON ANY OTHER CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAY
SIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 21-313.
(b) (1) Where there is a bike lane paved to a smooth
surface or a shoulder paved to a smooth surface, a person
operating a bicycle shall use the bike lane or shoulder and may
not ride on the roadway, except in the following situations:
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