Bill Text: SC S1113 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Pedestrians to wear reflective clothing at night
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-17 - Referred to Committee on Transportation [S1113 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2011-S1113-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-3160, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS WALKING ALONG HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PEDESTRIAN MUST WEAR REFLECTIVE CLOTHING WHILE WALKING ALONG A ROADWAY OR HIGHWAY AT NIGHT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-3160 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-5-3160. (a)(A) Where a sidewalk is provided and its use is practicable, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
(b)(B) Where a sidewalk is not available any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk only on a shoulder as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway.
(c)(C) Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder is available, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall walk as near as practicable to an outside edge of the roadway and, if on a two-way roadway, shall walk only on the left side of the roadway.
(d)(D) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any pedestrian upon a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
(E) A pedestrian must wear reflective clothing when he walks along a roadway or highway at night."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
