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Driver's licenses: What's required for them

If you have a driver’s license in your wallet or purse, you’re one of the lucky drivers who passed both the written and the road test to obtain a South Carolina driver’s license, but do you know what kind of vehicles that you can drive with it? First, here is some information about what you’ll need for a beginner’s permit and then you can move up to different classes of licenses.

To get a Class D Beginner’s Permit:

• You must be at least 15 years old.

• You must show your birth certificate, social security card, proof of residency and insurance information to DMV.

• If you are under 18 years of age, you must bring your parent or legal guardian with you to sign your application.

• You must pass the vision and knowledge tests.

Restrictions:

• You may drive from 6 a.m. to midnight if a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old and has at least one year of driving experience accompanies you in the front seat.

• From midnight to 6 a.m., you may drive if a licensed parent or guardian accompanies you in the front seat.

• You must have your beginner’s permit for 180 days before you can apply for a driver’s license. Application can be made on the 181st day or anytime thereafter.

• If you are under 17 years of age, you must complete a driver’s education course (eight hours classroom time and six hours behind the wheel) before you can apply for any type of driver’s license.

• If you are under 18 years of age, you must practice driving with your licensed parent or legal guardian for at least 40 hours, including 10 hours during darkness, before you can apply for any type of your driver’s license.

Classes of licenses:

A Class D driver’s license allows you to drive non-commercial passenger vehicles, such as cars and trucks, which do not exceed 26,000 pounds (gross vehicle weight). With a Class D driver’s license, you may also operate a three-wheel vehicle (excluding a two-wheel motorcycle with a side car).

Motorcycle Insurance | Groups Butt Heads About SC Helmet Laws

ANDERSON COUNTY “Mike Tiller had just revved his Harley-Davidson forward at a green light when a Chevrolet rammed into the back of his motorcycle. The impact threw Tiller off his bike, and he died 12 hours later of head trauma, according to Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore.

The accident happened Aug. 9 on Liberty Highway, a month after had Tiller finished painting a tractor-trailer on U.S. 76 that warns drivers to watch for motorcyclists. The stark black-and-white message greets drivers on their way to Clemson, reminding them to “Look twice, save a life.”

Tiller, who was from Pendleton, was employed at Residue Recycling, the polymer company that owns the trailer, for 17 years. He worked on the trailer until 11:30 p.m. some evenings, wiping sweat from his brow and stopping to drink an occasional beer.

“He pushed and pushed so hard to get that trailer painted, and probably about a month after he finished the sign he was a victim himself,” said Chris Hope, plant manager at Residue Recycling. “It makes you stop and think.”

Tiller was 43 when he died. He was one of 57 motorcyclists who weren’t wearing helmets when they died on South Carolina roads in 2011. Motorcyclists not wearing helmets make up 80 percent of the 76 motorcycle deaths as of Sept. 13, numbers from the state Department of Public Safety indicate.

Bikers against helmet laws say they infringe on their personal freedom, while coroners and trauma surgeons witness the often-deadly end many motorcyclists meet.

Accidents are plentiful.

In 2010, the most recent year for which statistics are available, 1,820 motorcycle accidents occurred in South Carolina. The death rate in North Carolina, a state with an all-inclusive helmet law, is drastically lower than in South Carolina.

While 76 motorcyclists have died in South Carolina this year, three motorcyclists have died in North Carolina, according to the state’s Highway Patrol office. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol does not track motorcycle helmet use in fatalities, said Sgt. Jeff Gordon.

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