[[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question","text":"First, pedestrians always have the right of way on sidewalks. When a car is crossing a sidewalk, such as turning into a driveway, pedestrians on the sidewalk have the right of way.  Pedestrians also have the right of way at all marked crosswalks where traffic signals aren\u2019t present or are off. Drivers must yield to pedestrians crossing within a crosswalk. This means if a pedestrian steps onto the road from the curb, cars should slow down or stop to let them cross safely. However, pedestrians shouldn\u2019t dart out suddenly into traffic and must always make sure vehicles have enough time to see them and stop safely.  On the other hand, pedestrians crossing a road without a crosswalk must yield to all vehicles. They should wait for a safe gap in traffic before crossing.","@id":"https:\/\/www.mtllawfirm.com\/blog\/south-carolina-pedestrian-laws\/#Answer"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question1","text":"Jaywalking is illegal in South Carolina. South Carolina law specifically states that pedestrians cannot cross anywhere other than in a marked crosswalk when one is available. While they are allowed to cross outside of crosswalks when there are none, they must yield to oncoming traffic.","@id":"https:\/\/www.mtllawfirm.com\/blog\/south-carolina-pedestrian-laws\/#Answer1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","name":"https:\/\/www.mtllawfirm.com\/blog\/south-carolina-pedestrian-laws\/","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"When Do Pedestrians Have the Right of Way in South Carolina?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mtllawfirm.com\/blog\/south-carolina-pedestrian-laws\/#Answer"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.mtllawfirm.com\/blog\/south-carolina-pedestrian-laws\/#Question"},{"@type":"Question","name":"Is Jaywalking Legal in South Carolina?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mtllawfirm.com\/blog\/south-carolina-pedestrian-laws\/#Answer1"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.mtllawfirm.com\/blog\/south-carolina-pedestrian-laws\/#Question1"}],"@id":"https:\/\/www.mtllawfirm.com\/blog\/south-carolina-pedestrian-laws\/#FAQPage"}],{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.mtllawfirm.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"South Carolina Pedestrian Laws","item":"https:\/\/www.mtllawfirm.com\/blog\/south-carolina-pedestrian-laws\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]