Crossing The Road
S.C. Code 56-5-3130 — the crosswalk without a signal, and walking on the left where there is no sidewalk
The crosswalk without a working signal. Where traffic signals are not in place or not working, a driver yields the right of way, slowing or stopping if need be, to a pedestrian crossing within a crosswalk who is on the driver's half of the roadway or approaching so closely from the other half as to be in danger. A driver may not pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk to let a pedestrian cross.
A pedestrian may not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle so close as to be an immediate hazard. Crossing anywhere other than a marked crosswalk or an unmarked one at an intersection, a pedestrian yields to all vehicles. Between two adjacent intersections with working signals, a pedestrian crosses only in a marked crosswalk, and nobody crosses an intersection diagonally unless traffic devices allow it.
- Where a sidewalk is provided and practicable, walking along the adjacent roadway is unlawful.
- Without a sidewalk, a pedestrian walks only on the shoulder, as far from the roadway's edge as practicable.
- With neither, a pedestrian walks as near an outside edge as practicable and, on a two way road, only on the left side.
- Except as the chapter provides otherwise, a pedestrian on a roadway yields to all vehicles.
A driver approaching a pedestrian crossing with a guide dog, or carrying a raised white cane or one white tipped with red, comes to a full stop before the crossing. Signals for walking, freeways and soliciting rides have sections of their own. Who was at fault in a particular collision is a question for a licensed South Carolina attorney.
Sources for this section (4)
- S.C. Code 56-5-3130 — Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks
- S.C. Code 56-5-3150 — Crossing at other than crosswalks
- S.C. Code 56-5-3160 — Pedestrians on highways
- S.C. Code 56-5-3200 — Vehicle shall stop for pedestrian guided by dog or raising cane
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed South Carolina attorney.