Bill 3311

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3311
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970128
Primary Sponsor:                   Kirsh 
All Sponsors:                      Kirsh 
Drafted Document Number:           pt\2853CM.97
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Education and Public Works
                                   Committee 21 HEPW
Subject:                           Motor vehicles, overtaking
                                   another vehicle on the left;
                                   right-of-way provisions;
                                   Transportation, traffic
                                   violations

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970128  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1860, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON OVERTAKING A VEHICLE ON THE LEFT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT 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 THE ROADWAY.

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. (A) 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 clearly is 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 if 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.

(B) 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 the roadway."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.