Question 1

When does a South Carolina driver NOT have to stop for a school bus with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended?

Accepted Answer

When meeting the bus going the opposite direction on a multi-lane highway or private road with at least four lanes — The only exceptions to stopping for a stopped school bus are a passenger loading zone completely off the travel lanes, and meeting the bus going the opposite direction on a multi-lane highway or private road with at least four lanes (two-plus each way).

Question 2

What are the age and distance rules for legally driving a golf cart on South Carolina roads?

Accepted Answer

Driver must be at least 16 with a valid license, and stay within four miles of the registered address or a gated community's gate — A South Carolina golf cart driver must be at least 16 with a valid license and an SCDMV decal on the cart, and may only drive it during the day within four miles of the registered address (or a gated community's gate) on roads posted 35 mph or less.

Question 3

What is the legal consequence in South Carolina for driving with an improperly secured load that spills onto the roadway?

Accepted Answer

The driver is guilty of a misdemeanor and may face a fine plus cleanup costs — South Carolina treats failing to secure a load as a misdemeanor, and the responsible driver may face both a fine and the cost of cleaning up the substance of the load.

Question 4

Besides a fine, what additional penalty can a South Carolina court impose on someone convicted of littering along a highway?

Accepted Answer

Directing them to pick up litter along the roadside under the court's supervision — South Carolina littering offenders can be arrested and fined, and a court can also direct them to pick up litter along the roadsides under supervision.

Question 5

Under South Carolina's child passenger safety law, until roughly what age or height must a child generally remain in a booster seat before an adult seat belt alone is allowed?

Accepted Answer

Until about age 8 or 57 inches tall — SC's child seat progression goes rear-facing, then forward-facing, then booster seat until the child can be properly secured by an adult seat belt -- generally around age 8 or 57 inches tall; children seven and under must also ride in the back seat.

Question 6

What does South Carolina's hands-free driving law (SC Code Section 56-5-3890) prohibit?

Accepted Answer

Using a wireless electronic communication device while driving if it requires the use of either hand — South Carolina law makes it unlawful to use a wireless electronic communication device while operating a vehicle if it requires the use of either hand, under SC Code Section 56-5-3890.

Question 7

What happens to points on a South Carolina driving record one year after the violation date?

Accepted Answer

They are reduced by half — South Carolina points are reduced by half one year after the violation date on the ticket -- for example, four points from a June violation become two points the following June.

South Carolina: Rules of the Road Questions

1. When does a South Carolina driver NOT have to stop for a school bus with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended?

2. What are the age and distance rules for legally driving a golf cart on South Carolina roads?

3. What is the legal consequence in South Carolina for driving with an improperly secured load that spills onto the roadway?

4. Besides a fine, what additional penalty can a South Carolina court impose on someone convicted of littering along a highway?

5. Under South Carolina's child passenger safety law, until roughly what age or height must a child generally remain in a booster seat before an adult seat belt alone is allowed?

6. What does South Carolina's hands-free driving law (SC Code Section 56-5-3890) prohibit?

7. What happens to points on a South Carolina driving record one year after the violation date?

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