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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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TRANSPORTATION |
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TITLE 21. VEHICLE LAWS -- RULES OF THE ROAD |
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SUBTITLE 7. SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED |
§ 21-702. All vehicles to stop at certain railroad crossings
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(a) Posting of stop sign. -- The State Highway Administration and any local authority with the approval of the State Highway Administration may place a stop sign at any railroad grade crossing of a highway that the local authority or State Highway Administration designates as a particularly dangerous crossing.
(b) Obedience to sign required. -- If the driver of a vehicle approaches the stop sign, the driver:
(1) Shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail in the crossing; and
(2) May proceed only on exercising due care.