{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-21-1202","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Transportation § 21–1202","heading":"","body":"(a) Every person operating a bicycle or a motor scooter in a public bicycle area has all the rights granted to and is subject to all the duties required of the driver of a vehicle by this title, including the duties set forth in § 21–504 of this title, except:\n(1) As otherwise provided in this subtitle; and\n(2) For those provisions of this title that by their very nature cannot apply.\n(b) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, a person has the rights and is subject to the restrictions applicable to pedestrians under this title while the person is lawfully operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle:\n(i) On a sidewalk or sidewalk area; or\n(ii) In or through a crosswalk.\n(2) At an intersection, a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle is subject to all traffic control signals, as provided in §§ 21–202 and 21–203 of this title.\n(3) A person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area or in or through a crosswalk shall yield the right–of–way to a pedestrian or a person riding on an electric personal assistive mobility device.\n(4) Section 21–506 of this title does not apply to a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle.","path":["Article - Transportation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr\u0026section=21-1202","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:38Z","sha256":"c6bc17cb9f72e99ab03d6163b30d57fadf58c9e3d45a382733473a0ab5e06ccc","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-21-1201","next":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-21-1203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}