Intersections — South Carolina Permit Test

At all intersections, reduce your speed and search for traffic controls, other traffic, pedestrians, bicyclists, road conditions and areas of limited visibility.

Intersections are where paths cross, so a lower speed buys time to spot a conflict and stop.

At all intersections, reduce your speed and search for:

Do not rely on other road users to obey traffic control signals or signs.

You control only your own car, and a driver who runs a light hits you whether you had the green or not.

Do not rely on other road users to obey traffic control signals or signs.

Before entering an intersection, look left, then right, and left again.

Traffic from the left reaches you first, and a second look catches anything that arrived while you checked the right.

You should always look left, then right, and left again before entering the intersection.

When the traffic light turns green, avoid moving into the intersection immediately; first make sure your path is clear.

Cross traffic may still be running the end of its red light when yours turns green.

At a traffic signal when the light turns green, avoid immediately moving into the intersection.

Do not turn into a lane just because an approaching vehicle has its turn signal on.

The driver may mean to turn after passing you, or may have forgotten to cancel the signal from an earlier turn.

Do not turn into a lane just because an approaching vehicle has a turn signal active.

What should you do with your speed at every intersection?

Reduce it while searching for hazards. Intersections are where paths cross, so a lower speed buys time to spot a conflict and stop. South Carolina Driver's Manual, p.79: “At all intersections, reduce your speed and search for:”