{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-21-604","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Transportation § 21–604","heading":"","body":"(a) A person may not turn a vehicle at an intersection, unless the vehicle is in the position required by § 21-601 of this subtitle.\n(b) A person may not turn a vehicle to enter a private road or driveway or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or move it right or left on a roadway or from a shoulder or bikeway onto a roadway, unless the movement can be made with reasonable safety.\n(c) A person may not, if any other vehicle might be affected by the movement, turn a vehicle until he gives an appropriate signal in the manner required by this subtitle.\n(d) When required, a signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given continuously during at least the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning; except that a bicyclist may interrupt the turning signal to maintain control of the bicycle.\n(e) If there is an opportunity to signal, a person may not stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle until he gives an appropriate signal in the manner required by this subtitle to the driver of any other vehicle immediately to the rear.\n(f) The signals provided for in § 21-605(b) and (c) of this subtitle:\n(1) May be used to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or start from a stopped, standing, or parked position; and\n(2) May not be flashed as a courtesy or “do pass” signal to the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear.","path":["Article - Transportation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr\u0026section=21-604","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:38Z","sha256":"cf8c898aa31cac3aa580ea27cdc25d69e4da50e692c81fe719bfa4c7a1c8e5b1","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-21-603","next":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-21-605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}