South Carolina Statutes
§ 56-5-580 — Right-of-way defined.
South Carolina § 56-5-580
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-580 (2026).
Text
"Right-of-way" is the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed and proximity as to give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 46-266; 1952 Code SECTION 46-266; 1949 (46) 466; 1978 Act No. 461 SECTION 6.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 56-5-580, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/5/56-5-580.