SCCJA Pre-Academy Block 4-Basic Collision Reporting, Uniform Traffic Ticket, questions with answers

56-5-1520 General Rules as to maximum speeds; lower speeds may be required - A person shall not drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. Speed must be so controlled to avoid colliding with a person, vehicle, or other conveyance on or entering the highway in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of a person to use care. Top 5 Reasons for Collisions - Too Fast for Conditions-typically rear impact collisions Following too Closely-typically rear impact collisions Fail to Yield the Right of Way-typically angular impact collisions Disregarding Traffic Sign or Signal-typically side impact collisions Improper Lane Use/Change-typically side swipe collisions 56-5-1930 Following Too Closely - The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway. 56-5-2320, Vehicles Turning Left - The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. 56-5-2310 Vehicles Approaching or Entering an Intersection - (a) When two vehicles approach or enter an intersection from different highways at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right. (b) The right-of-way rule in subsection