South Dakota § 32-25-15 - Speed limit at intersections with obstructed view--Violation as misdemeanor.
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§ 32-25-15. Speed limit at intersections with obstructed view--Violation as misdemeanor.
When approaching within fifty feet of and when traversing an intersection of highways when the driver's view is obstructed the maximum lawful speed shall be fifteen miles per hour. A driver's view is obstructed if at any time during the last fifty feet of his approach to such intersection, he does not have a clear and uninterrupted view of such intersection and of the traffic upon all of the highways entering such intersection for a distance of two hundred feet from such intersection. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, § 44.0303 (3); SL 1941, ch 187, § 1; SL 1955, ch 168; SL 1959, ch 251, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 44.0303 (6) (d); SL 1970, ch 175, § 12; SL 1989, ch 255, § 137.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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