(a) No driver shall back a vehicle unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(b) No driver shall back a vehicle upon any shoulder or roadway of any controlled-access highway.
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-3810
Limitations on backing
Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 56–56 (418 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Carraway v. SMITH BY SC INS. CO. (1995)
Most recently applied in Carraway v. SMITH BY SC INS. CO. (December 1995)
1962 Code SECTION 46-492; 1952 Code SECTION 46-492; 1949 (46) 466; 1978 Act No. 451 SECTION 1.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.