H 3075 Concurrent Resolution, By Alexander
 A Concurrent Resolution requesting the South Carolina Department of Highways
 and Public Transportation to study the feasibility and cost of replacing
 highway signs stating "Slower Traffic Keep Right" with signs stating "Keep
 Right Except to Pass" and to report its findings to the appropriate House and
 Senate Committees.

   01/12/93  House  Introduced HJ-40
   01/12/93  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-40

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

REQUESTING THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY AND COST OF REPLACING HIGHWAY SIGNS STATING "SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT" WITH SIGNS STATING "KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS" AND TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS TO THE APPROPRIATE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES.

Whereas, reducing the highway speed limit has proven to be an effective and important means of reducing highway fatalities; and

Whereas, all possible measures should be taken to promote compliance with the speed limits; and

Whereas, certain highway signs in fact may promote speeding rather than compliance with speed limits; and

Whereas, it is reasonable to question whether highway signs stating "Slower Traffic Keep Right" are a proper statement to make to the public; and

Whereas, this sign may be addressing a seemingly legitimate concern for deterring passing on the right; it may also encourage drivers to exceed the speed limit; and

Whereas, a sign stating "Keep Right Except to Pass" would achieve the same purpose of proper passing and at the same time would not be an indirect approval of speeding; and

Whereas, the State owes a duty to the public to eliminate any impediment to highway safety. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly request the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation to study the feasibility and expense of replacing highway signs stating "Slower Traffic Keep Right" with signs stating "Keep Right Except to Pass" and report its findings to the House Education and Public Works Committee and the Senate Transportation Committee.