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Bill 3836

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3836
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010329
Primary Sponsor:                  Kirsh
All Sponsors:                     Kirsh, Simrill, Littlejohn and 
                                  Meacham-Richardson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20423sd01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          One-way street, legal turning directions 
                                  provided for certain vehicular traffic when at 
                                  red light facing; Motor Vehicles


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010329  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2125 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT VEHICULAR TRAFFIC THAT IS IN THE LEFTMOST LANE OF TRAVEL ON A ONE-WAY STREET, FACING A RED LIGHT, AND AT AN INTERSECTION WITH ANOTHER ONE-WAY STREET WITH TRAFFIC TRAVELING FROM THE TURNING DRIVER'S RIGHT TO THE TURNING DRIVER'S LEFT MAY ENTER THE INTERSECTION AND MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO THE EXTREME LEFT-HAND LANE LAWFULLY AVAILABLE TO TRAFFIC UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 56-5-2125.    Except where prohibited by an appropriate sign, vehicular traffic that is in the leftmost lane of travel on a one-way street, facing a red light, and at an intersection with another one-way street with traffic traveling from the turning driver's right to the turning driver's left may enter the intersection and make a left turn into the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic. The turning vehicle shall come to a complete stop and shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and to other traffic using the intersection."

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

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