Current Status Bill Number:875 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980114 Primary Sponsor:Reese All Sponsors:Reese Drafted Document Number:pt\1399cm.98 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Transportation Committee 15 ST Subject:Rumble strips to be installed at certain traffic highway intersections to alert driver, speed bumps; Highways and Street
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19980114 Introduced, read first time, 15 ST
referred to Committee
Senate 19971215 Prefiled, referred to Committee 15 ST
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1005 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT RUMBLE STRIPS MUST BE INSTALLED AT CERTAIN TRAFFIC HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS AND TO DEFINE RUMBLE STRIPS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-1005. (A) Before January 1, 2005, all highway intersections equipped with caution lights or stop signs and having an average daily traffic count of two thousand or more motor vehicles must have rumble strips installed in the lanes approaching the caution lights or stop signs.
(B) As contained in this section, rumble strips are devices used to alert a driver of a change in conditions ahead. Rumble strips must consist of sawed grooves in the pavement, a series of transverse grouped thermoplastic strips, or another means of creating a tire rumble effect."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.