When approaching within fifty feet of and when traversing an intersection of highways when the driver's view is obstructed the maximum lawful speed shall be fifteen miles per hour. A driver's view is obstructed if at any time during the last fifty feet of his approach to such intersection, he does not have a clear and uninterrupted view of such intersection and of the traffic upon all of the highways entering such intersection for a distance of two hundred feet from such intersection. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 32-25-15
Speed limit at intersections with obstructed view--Violation as misdemeanor
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Robbins v. Buntrock (1996)
Most recently applied in Davis v. Knippling (April 1998)
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0303 (3); SL 1941, ch 187, § 1; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1959, ch 251, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 44.0303 (6) (d); SL 1970, ch 175, § 12; SL 1989, ch 255, § 137.
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