LEONARDTOWN, Md. – In an effort to promote awareness of state traffic laws, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office posts excerpts of the 2018-2019 edition of The Maryland Vehicle Law Annotated on Tuesdays.
Adhering to the law will make roadways in St. Mary’s County and in Maryland safer for drivers, passengers, bicyclists, horse-and-buggy operators and pedestrians.
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Stopping and yielding:
Sec. 21-403 (b): “Stopping at entrance to through highway. If the driver of a vehicle approaches a through highway, the driver shall: (1) Stop at the entrance to the through highway; and (2) Yield the right of way to any other vehicle approaching on the through highway.”
“If a stop sign is placed at the entrance to an intersecting highway, even if the intersecting highway is not part of a through highway, the driver of a vehicle approaching the intersecting highway shall: (1) Stop in obedience to the stop sign; and (2) Yield the right of way to any other vehicle approaching on the intersecting highway.”
“If a ‘yield’ sign facing the driver of a vehicle is placed on the approach to an intersection, the driver shall: (1) Approach the intersection with caution; (2) Yield the right of way to any other vehicle approaching on the other highway; and (3) If necessary, stop in order to yield this right of way.”
The fines for failure to stop or yield at an intersection are $110 and one point assessed on a driver’s license or $750 and three points on a license if contributing to an accident that causes death or bodily injury.