I am often asked for the text of the South Carolina bicycle laws.  I have been reluctant to post them on my site, because sometimes they cause more confusion than clarity.  But, anyway, here they are (current as of 8/10).  Please call me with questions:
SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS
SECTION 56-5-3410. Applicability of article to bicycles.
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This is a good news story from our press conference about the needs for bike lanes in Charleston.  SCDOT has so far refused to stripe the lanes, despite requests from 2000 citizens, the City of Charleston, and the County!  What does it take to get decent accommodation?  SCDOT is pitiful.  Channel 4 Coverage

Tom Bradford is spearheading this effort in Charleston to gain bike lanes on Maybank Highway. We need 5000 signatures on Mayor Riley’s desk by Monday so please do your part and sign the petition and pass it along!
http://www.bikecharleston.org/advocacy.html

The national Alliance for Biking and Walking has just released its 2010 Benchmarking Report and the news for South (and North) Carolina is plain awful.
The report shows that while 5% of trips in South Carolina are by bicycle or foot, bicyclists and pedestrians account for 12% of traffic fatalities.

Lack of investment in bicycling and walking [...]

New mybikelaw.com pro bono case: cyclist shot at by driver in rural South Carolina (“it was only a warning shot” explained the worthless police officer).  Stay tuned for the story as it unfolds.