A moped is designed and equipped for one person. May its rider carry a friend sitting on a rear cargo rack?
Correct answer: No; use approved regular seating and stay within the designed capacity.
A rider or passenger must use a permanent, regular seat, and the moped may not carry more people than it is designed and equipped to carry. A cargo rack is not a substitute passenger seat.
Source: SC Code Section 56-2-3070(A) — seating and capacity ↗
A moped is proceeding straight on a multilane highway and the farthest-right lane is safe. Which lane does the moped rule require?
Correct answer: The farthest-right lane.
The moped-specific rule requires the farthest-right lane on a multilane highway. Exceptions allow a left turn or avoiding unsafe travel in that lane; it is not a requirement to remain in a dangerous position.
Source: SC Code Section 56-2-3070(B) — multilane road position ↗
A properly equipped two-person moped carries a 23-year-old operator and a 20-year-old passenger. Must the passenger wear the required protective helmet?
Correct answer: Yes; the under-21 rule covers people riding on the moped.
The rule applies to operating or riding on a moped while under 21, not just to the person controlling it. The operator's age does not exempt a younger passenger.
Source: SC Code Section 56-2-3070(C) — under-21 operator and passenger helmet rule ↗
A moped travels on an otherwise permitted highway posted at 55 mph. What is the moped-specific maximum operating speed?
Correct answer: 35 mph.
A moped may not be operated above 35 mph. A road's higher posted limit does not cancel that cap, and conditions or a lower posted limit may require a lower speed.
Source: SC Code Section 56-2-3070(D) — maximum operating speed ↗
A rider plans to travel along a public highway posted at 60 mph on a moped. Is staying at 35 mph enough to make that route lawful?
Correct answer: No; mopeds may not travel along highways posted above 55 mph.
The road-access limit and the moped operating-speed limit are different rules. A highway posted above 55 mph is not an allowed route for travel along it, even when the moped itself stays at 35 mph.
Source: SC Code Section 56-2-3070(E) — highway access ↗
A lawful moped route reaches an intersection with a highway posted above 55 mph. Does the moped rule prohibit crossing that highway at the intersection?
Correct answer: No; crossing at an intersection is permitted when otherwise lawful and safe.
The statute allows crossing at an intersection, while prohibiting travel along the higher-speed highway. Signals, right-of-way rules and a safe gap still govern the crossing.
Source: SC Code Section 56-2-3070(E) — crossing an intersection ↗
A moped trip takes place at noon in bright sunshine. May the rider switch off the headlight and operating lights to save power?
Correct answer: No; those lights must operate whenever the moped is in use.
Moped lighting is an all-operation requirement, not only a nighttime rule. Keep the required lights working and switched on before entering public-road traffic.
Source: SC Code Section 56-2-3070(F) — lights during daytime operation ↗
