You collide with an attended vehicle and only property is damaged. What is your immediate duty?
Correct answer: Stop at or near the scene, return if needed, and fulfill the information duties.
A damage-only collision with an attended vehicle still requires stopping and remaining to fulfill the statutory duties. The rule permits a temporary departure to report the crash to authorities.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-1220(A); Stopping after a damage-only crash; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
A crash caused only vehicle damage. Your car blocks traffic but can be driven safely. What should you do?
Correct answer: Make a reasonable effort to move it off the roadway.
For a damage-only crash, a safely drivable vehicle should be moved to avoid blocking traffic. Moving it for that purpose alone does not establish fault for the crash.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-1220(B); Clearing a damage-only crash; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
After a crash with an attended vehicle, which information must you provide?
Correct answer: Your name, address and vehicle registration number.
The statute requires name, address and vehicle registration information. You must also show your driver's license on request if it is available.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-1230; Exchanging crash information; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
Another person appears to need medical care after a crash involving your car. What is your duty?
Correct answer: Provide reasonable assistance, including arranging necessary medical help.
The duty includes reasonable assistance when treatment is apparently needed or requested. Arrange appropriate help; the statute is not an instruction to perform procedures you are untrained to perform.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-1230; Reasonable assistance; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
You damage an unattended parked car and cannot locate its owner. What must you leave?
Correct answer: A visible written notice with the required names, addresses and circumstances.
Stop and try to notify the owner. If you leave a notice, it must identify the driver and owner of your vehicle, their addresses and the circumstances of the collision.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-1240; Unattended parked vehicle; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
A crash results in an injury. When must the driver notify the appropriate law-enforcement agency?
Correct answer: Immediately, by the quickest available means.
An injury or death requires immediate notification. Contact municipal police inside a municipality, or the sheriff or nearest Highway Patrol office outside it.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-1260; Injury-crash notification; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
No officer investigated your crash, and apparent total property damage is $1,200. What written reporting duty applies?
Correct answer: Send the required report and insurance verification to SCDMV within 15 days.
A crash not investigated by an officer requires the prescribed report and insurance verification within 15 days if it involves injury, death or apparent total property damage of at least $1,000.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-1270; Uninvestigated crash report; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
A driver is physically unable to make an immediate injury-crash report. You were a passenger and can communicate. What should you do?
Correct answer: Make the required report or arrange for it to be made.
When the driver cannot make a required immediate report and an occupant can, that occupant must make or cause the report to be made.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-1280; Incapacitated driver; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
What minimum normal-condition audibility does South Carolina specify for a vehicle horn?
Correct answer: At least 200 feet.
A highway vehicle must have a functioning horn audible under normal conditions from at least 200 feet. It must not emit an unreasonably harsh or loud sound.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-4950; Working horn; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
Which reason justifies using your horn on a public highway?
Correct answer: A warning reasonably necessary for safe operation.
Use the horn as a safety warning, not for anger, greetings or intimidation. The law limits highway horn use to reasonable safety needs.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-4960; Purpose of horn use; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
Your load blocks the direct view through the rear window. What mirror capability is required?
Correct answer: A mirror view of the highway at least 200 feet behind.
If the vehicle's construction or load obstructs the rearward view, a properly located mirror must provide a highway view for at least 200 feet to the rear.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-4990; Rear view blocked by a load; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
A large opaque sign on your side window blocks your view of a crossing road. What must you do before driving?
Correct answer: Remove the obstruction so you have a clear view.
Nontransparent material must not obstruct the driver's clear view of the road or an intersecting road. Correct the visibility problem before operating the car.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-5000; Obstructed glass; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
Your windshield wipers move but no longer clear moisture effectively. What does the equipment rule require?
Correct answer: Keep the wipers in good working order.
The windshield-cleaning device must be under the driver's control, and the wipers must be maintained in good working order.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-5000; Wiper condition; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
A passenger leans across you and prevents you from operating the steering wheel freely. Is this acceptable during a short trip?
Correct answer: No; passengers must not interfere with the driver's control.
Passengers may not ride in a position that interferes with the driver's view or control of the driving mechanism. Resolve the interference before continuing.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-3820; Passenger interference; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
May you coast down a hill in a car with the transmission in neutral?
Correct answer: No; downhill coasting in neutral is prohibited.
The statute prohibits coasting downhill with the vehicle's gears in neutral. Maintain an appropriate engaged gear for control.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-3840; Coasting downhill; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
You carry household furniture under a tarp on a utility trailer. What must be secured?
Correct answer: Both the load and its covering.
The load and any covering must be fastened so they cannot loosen, detach or become a hazard. A loose tarp can endanger others even when the furniture stays aboard.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-4100(D); Securing a load and cover; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
After loading gravel, you notice loose stones on the trailer's fenders and bumper. Before entering the highway, you should:
Correct answer: Remove the loose material from those exterior surfaces.
Both loader and driver have a duty to sweep or otherwise remove loose gravel or similar material from exterior parts before highway travel.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-4100(C); Loose gravel on the vehicle; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
In daylight, a non-exempt vehicle carries a load projecting four feet behind its bed. Which flag is required at the load's extreme rear?
Correct answer: A visible red flag or cloth at least 12 by 12 inches.
The projecting-load rule requires the rear red flag or cloth, at least 12 inches square, displayed so approaching drivers can see its whole area. This question concerns the daytime marking.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-4630(A)-(B); Daytime projecting-load flag; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
One ordinary vehicle tows another, with no indivisible structural-load exception. What is the maximum length of the connection between them?
Correct answer: 15 feet.
The ordinary drawbar or other connection may not exceed 15 feet and must be strong enough for the towed weight. The statute gives a specific structural-load exception.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-4120; Ordinary towing connection; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
On a road surface free of snow, ice and loose material, what must a car's parking brake be able to do?
Correct answer: Hold the loaded vehicle on the grade where it is operated.
The parking brake must be adequate for the operating grade and loading condition on the specified surface. Its holding ability must not depend on continued power assistance.
Source: South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 56-5-4850(b); Parking-brake capability; current official text reviewed September 21, 2026. ↗
