S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-1880

Further limitations on driving to left of center of roadway

Known as the Uniform Act

The act spans §§ 56-5-10 to 56-5-990 (418 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Carraway v. SMITH BY SC INS. CO. (1995)

Most recently applied in Howard v. Roberson (December 2007)

1962 Code SECTION 46-388; 1952 Code SECTION 46-388; 1949 (46) 466; 1977 Act No. 143 SECTION 4; 1992 Act No. 399, SECTION 6.

(a) No vehicle shall be driven on the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:

1. When approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction.

2. When approaching within one hundred feet of or traversing any intersection.

3. When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred feet of any bridge, viaduct or tunnel.

(b) The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one-way roadway, nor under the conditions described in item 2, subsection (a) of Section 56-5-1810 nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road or driveway.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.