Notwithstanding other provisions of any local ordinance, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian or any person propelling a human-powered vehicle and shall give an audible signal when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any obviously confused, incapacitated or intoxicated person.
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-3230
Drivers to exercise due care
Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 56–56 (418 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Bloom v. Ravoira (2000)
Most recently applied in Bloom v. Ravoira (March 2000)
1962 Code SECTION 46-442; 1952 Code SECTION 46-442; 1949 (46) 466; 1977 Act No. 145 SECTION 6.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.