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(A) Highway equipment and personnel in the performance of their duties of maintaining the highway shall have the preference of right-of-way and shall be permitted to drive upon the left-hand side of the traveled portion of the highway for the purpose of dumping materials, for repairing the highway, and also for smoothing the road surface.
(B) Highway equipment shall, at all times, display a flashing or revolving light to warn the traveling public. However, highway equipment may not indiscriminately block the traffic, but shall allow reasonable room on the traveled portion of the highway for other vehicles to pass. The equipment may not be bound by the provisions of this chapter to turn to the right when meeting other vehicles or allowing them to pass when work requires such equipment to remain on the other side of the traveled portion of the highway. The equipment is subject to the laws of travel as provided in this chapter, unless the performance of maintenance work requires otherwise.
(SDCL § 32-26-16) Penalty, see § 70.99
It shall be unlawful for a driver of a vehicle to back the vehicle unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(SDCL § 32-30-20) Penalty, see § 70.99
No vehicle may be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private road, or driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command.
(SDCL § 32-31-8) Penalty, see § 70.99
No passenger in a vehicle may ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides or to interfere with his or her control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(SDCL § 32-26-44) Penalty, see § 70.99
Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway, alley, public park, recreational area, or upon the property of a public or private school, college, or university carelessly and heedlessly in disregard of the rights or safety of others, or without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, is guilty of reckless driving.
Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see SDCL §§ 32-24-1 et seq.
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