South Carolina § 56-5-2710 Obedience to signal indicating approach of train or other on-track equipment.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 56-5-2710 — Obedience to signal indicating approach of train or other on-track equipment.

South Carolina § 56-5-2710

Title 56MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 5UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-2710 (2026).

Text

(a)Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section the driver of the vehicle shall stop within fifty feet, but not less than fifteen feet, from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:

(1)A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train or other on-track equipment.

(2)A crossing gate is lowered or when a flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or other on-track equipment.

(3)A railroad train or other on-track equipment approaching within approximately one thousand, five hundred feet of the highway crossing

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(a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section the driver of the vehicle shall stop within fifty feet, but not less than fifteen feet, from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when: (1) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train or other on-track equipment. (2) A crossing gate is lowered or when a flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or other on-track equipment. (3) A railroad train or other on-track equipment approaching within approximately one thousand, five hundred feet of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from such distance and the train, by reason of its speed or nearness to the crossing, is an immediate hazard. (4) An approaching railroad train or other on-track equipment is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to the crossing. (b) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-471; 1952 Code SECTION 46-471; 1949 (46) 466; 1976 Act No. 579; 1979 Act No. 105 SECTION 4; 2022 Act No. 132 (H.3730), SECTION 1, eff April 11, 2022. Effect of Amendment 2022 Act No. 132, SECTION 1, in (a), substituted "railroad train or other on-track equipment" for "railroad train" in four places.