(a) A person may not operate a bicycle, an EPAMD, or a motor scooter on any highway, or on any roadway, while the person is wearing any headset covering both ears.
(b) A person may not operate a bicycle, an EPAMD, or a motor scooter on any highway, or on any roadway, while the person is wearing any earplugs in both ears.
(c) The provisions of this section do not apply to:
(1) Any person wearing personal hearing protectors in the form of custom earplugs or molds that are designed to attenuate injurious noise levels, if the custom plugs or molds are designed in such a manner as to not inhibit the wearer’s ability to hear a siren or horn from an emergency vehicle or a horn from another vehicle;
(2) Any person wearing a prosthetic device used to aid the hard of hearing; or
(3) Any person operating a bicycle on a public bicycle pathway expressly authorized for the use of persons operating bicycles.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road
Subtitle 12 - Operation of Bicycles and Play Vehicles
Section 21-1201 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 21-1203 - Riding on Bicycles or Motor Scooters
Section 21-1204 - Clinging to Vehicles
Section 21-1205 - Riding on Roadways or on Highway
Section 21-1205.2 - Operation of an Electric Bicycle
Section 21-1207 - Lamps and Other Equipment on Bicycles and Motor Scooters
Section 21-1207.1 - Helmets Required
Section 21-1207.2 - Protective Helmets
Section 21-1208 - Securing Bicycle, Epamd, or Motor Scooter to Certain Objects
Section 21-1209 - Throwing Object at Bicycle, Epamd, or Motor Scooter
Section 21-1210 - Wearing Earplugs, Headsets, etc., Prohibited
Section 21-1211 - Motor Vehicle or Bicycle Racing Events
Section 21-1211.1 - Foot Racing Events
Section 21-1212 - Copies or Summaries of Laws and Regulations