South Carolina § 58-15-910 Bell and whistle shall be installed on locomotives and sounded at crossings.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 58-15-910 — Bell and whistle shall be installed on locomotives and sounded at crossings.

South Carolina § 58-15-910

Title 58PUBLIC UTILITIES, SERVICES AND CARRIERS

Ch. 15RAILROAD, STREET RAILWAY, STEAMBOAT AND CANAL COMPANIES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 58-15-910 (2026).

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A bell of at least thirty pounds' weight and a steam or air whistle shall be placed on each locomotive engine or interurban car and such bell shall be rung or such whistle sounded by the engineer, fireman or motorman at the distance of at least five hundred yards from the place where the railroad crosses any public highway, street or traveled place and be kept ringing or whistling until the engine or interurban car has crossed such highway, street or traveled place. If such engine or car shall be at a standstill within less distance than one hundred rods of such crossing such bell shall be rung or such whistle sounded for at least thirty seconds before such engine or interurban car shall be moved and shall be kept ringing or sounding until such engine or interurban car shall have crossed s

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A bell of at least thirty pounds' weight and a steam or air whistle shall be placed on each locomotive engine or interurban car and such bell shall be rung or such whistle sounded by the engineer, fireman or motorman at the distance of at least five hundred yards from the place where the railroad crosses any public highway, street or traveled place and be kept ringing or whistling until the engine or interurban car has crossed such highway, street or traveled place. If such engine or car shall be at a standstill within less distance than one hundred rods of such crossing such bell shall be rung or such whistle sounded for at least thirty seconds before such engine or interurban car shall be moved and shall be kept ringing or sounding until such engine or interurban car shall have crossed such public highway or street or traveled place. A gong of not less than ten inches in diameter may be placed upon interurban cars in lieu of a bell as herein required and shall be sounded as herein provided.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 58-743; 1952 Code SECTION 58-743; 1942 Code SECTION 8355; 1932 Code SECTION 8355; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4903; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3222; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2132; G. S. 1483; R. S. 1685; 1881 (17) 825; 1919 (31) 102.