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S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-3480

Signaling turns; penalty

Known as the Uniform Act

The act spans §§ 56–56 (418 sections).

1962 Code SECTION 46-458; 1952 Code SECTION 46-458; 1949 (46) 466; 1997 Act No. 56, SECTION 2; 2008 Act No. 317, SECTION 3, eff June 10, 2008.

(A)(1) A bicyclist shall indicate a right turn by extending the left arm upward, by raising the left arm to the square, or by extending the right arm horizontally to the right.

(2) A bicyclist shall indicate a left turn by extending the left arm horizontally.

(3) A bicyclist shall indicate stopping or decreasing speed by extending the left arm or the right arm downward.

(B) A bicyclist is not required to give signals provided for in subsection (A) continuously if the hand or arm is needed to control the bicycle.

(C) A violation of this section is punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars.

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