Limitations on turning around
Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 56–56 (418 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hopson v. Clary (1996)
Most recently applied in State v. Williams (May 2016)
1962 Code SECTION 46-404; 1952 Code SECTION 46-404; 1949 (46) 466; 1953 (48) 313; 1977 Act No. 144 SECTION 2.
(a) The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(b) No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred feet.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.