H 3460 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H 3460 General Bill, By Simrill
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1860, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON OVERTAKING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE LEFT, SO AS TO
PROVIDE THAT A VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO OVERTAKE OR PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE MUST
YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO A VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE TO THE LEFT THAT HAS
GIVEN THE APPROPRIATE SIGNALS AS CONTAINED IN SECTION 56-5-2150.
02/18/97 House Introduced and read first time HJ-12
02/18/97 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-12
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1860, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON
OVERTAKING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE LEFT, SO AS TO
PROVIDE THAT A VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO OVERTAKE
OR PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE MUST YIELD THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY TO A VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE TO
THE LEFT THAT HAS GIVEN THE APPROPRIATE SIGNALS
AS CONTAINED IN SECTION 56-5-2150.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-1860 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 56-5-1860. No A vehicle shall
must not be driven to the left side of the center of the
roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the
same direction unless the left side is clearly visible and is free of
oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such
the overtaking and passing to be completely made without
interfering with the operation of any a vehicle
approaching from the opposite direction or any a
vehicle overtaken. In every event the The
overtaking vehicle must return to an authorized lane of travel as soon
as practicable and in the event the passing movement involves the use
of a lane authorized for vehicles approaching from the opposite
direction, before coming within two hundred feet of
any an approaching vehicle.
A vehicle attempting to overtake or pass another vehicle on the
left side of center of the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to a
vehicle attempting to move left upon a roadway pursuant to Section
56-5-2150."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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