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a. No person shall drive a vehicle on any street at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing.
b. In every event, speed shall be so controlled as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle or other conveyance on or entering the street in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care.
(S.C. Code §§ 56-5-1520 et seq.) (Prior Code, § 18.221)
The driver of every vehicle shall, consistent with the requirements of this article, drive at an appropriate speed when approaching and crossing an intersection, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway and when any special hazard exists with respect to other traffic or by reason of weather or street conditions.
(Prior Code, § 18.222)
a. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in a motor vehicle race or contest for speed or acceleration on any public road, street or highway or to aid, abet or assist in any manner whatsoever in any such race contest. It shall be unlawful also for any owner of a motor vehicle to acquiesce in or permit his or her car to be used by another in any motor vehicle race or contest for speed.
b. All state laws, rules and regulations relative to loud mufflers, racing and speeding of motorcycles and similar vehicles shall be enforced in the town.
c. It shall be unlawful for any person in the operation of a motor vehicle to cause, suffer or allow any loud, excessive or unusual noise in the operation or use of such motor vehicle upon any of the streets of the town.
d. It shall be unlawful for any person to race the engine of any motor vehicle while such vehicle is not in motion, except when necessary to do so in the course of repairing, adjusting or testing the vehicle.
e. Any driver of any motor vehicle who shall willfully cause such vehicle to “dig out” or cause any such vehicle to make unnecessary noise by reason of operating such vehicle in such manner as to cause the wheels thereof to spin or slide on the roadway of any street when starting such vehicle or while making any turning movement shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Prior Code, § 18.225)
a. The speed limitations set forth herein shall not apply to authorized police, fire and ambulance emergency vehicles when responding to emergency calls and the drivers thereof sound an audible signal by siren, bell or exhaust whistle capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet.
b. This provision shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the street, nor shall it protect the driver of any vehicle from the consequence of a reckless disregard of the safety of others.
(Prior Code, § 18.226)
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to shift lanes of traffic without first ascertaining that a shift in lanes of traffic by his or her vehicle will not impede or interfere with the movement of any other vehicle upon the public right-of-way.
(Prior Code, § 18.227)
a. It shall be unlawful for any person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle to leave such vehicle unattended on any street, alley, other public property, or new or used car lot, or on any private parking lot to which the general public is invited and at which there is no attendant without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition and removing the ignition key from the vehicle.
b. Whenever any police officer shall find a motor vehicle standing unattended with the ignition key in the vehicle in violation of this section, such police officer shall prepare a citation against the owner of the vehicle and shall affix the citation to the vehicle.
c. The registered owner of a vehicle found in violation shall be held prima facie responsible for any such violation.
d. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to vehicles used for public transportation, vehicles used for delivery and emergency purposes or vehicles owned and operated for governmental purposes by the town, county or state.
(Prior Code, § 18.228)
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