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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Backing Up on a Highway
Sec. 21-603: Backing on the highway is not forbidden by law, nor is it negligence to back if a proper lookout and proper warning signals are given and the movement can be made with reasonable safety.
The momentary stopping of a truck in the course of a backing maneuver, in order to permit traffic to pass, would not of itself be negligence as a matter of law.
A driver of an automobile backing into a parking space on a busy street is under a duty to maintain a lookout.
