1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this section, a person may not drive any vehicle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area unless it is a permanent or authorized temporary driveway.

2. (b)

   1. (1) For the purposes of this subsection, “bicycle” does not include “moped”, as defined in § 11-134.1 of this article.
   2. (2) Unless prohibited by local ordinance, a person may ride a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area.
   3. (3) In a place where a person may ride a bicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area, a person may also ride a bicycle from the curb or edge of the roadway in or through a crosswalk to the opposite curb or edge of the roadway.
3. (c) Unless prohibited by local ordinance, an individual with a disability may use a special vehicle other than a wheelchair on sidewalks or sidewalk areas.
4. (d) An individual may use a wheelchair on sidewalks or sidewalk areas in accordance with § 21-501.1 of this title.

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1979, c. 128; Acts 1982, c. 323; Acts 2001, c. 255, § 1, eff. June 1, 2001; Acts 2002, c. 19, § 4, eff. April 9, 2002; Acts 2004, c. 320, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2010, c. 518, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2014, c. 392, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2025, c. 558, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.

Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 11-1103.