Normas sobre luces y señalización en vehículos comerciales

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que los vehículos que transportan cosas o personas deben tener luces encendidas en ciertos momentos. También deben tener luces especiales llamadas 'luces de clearance' para que otros conductores los vean mejor.

Es como cuando pones luces en tu bicicleta para que te vean en la oscuridad. Si vas a salir de noche, necesitas asegurarte de que todo el mundo pueda verte.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene un camión de mudanzas. Cuando conduce por la noche, su camión debe tener luces de clearance en la parte delantera y trasera para que otros autos lo vean a 500 pies de distancia. Si no las tiene, podría ser multado o causar un accidente.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 42-4-207 – Clearance and identification (1) Every vehicle designed or used for the transportation of property or for the transportation of persons shall display lighted lamps at the times mentioned in section 42-4-204 when and as required in this section. (2) Clearance lamps. (a) Every motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle having a width at any part in excess of eighty inches shall be equipped with four clearance lamps located as follows: (I) Two on the front and one at each side, displaying an amber light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the front of the vehicle; (II) Two on the rear and one at each side, displaying a red light visible only to the rear and visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle, which said rear clearance lamps shall be in addition to the rear red lamp required in section 42-4-206 . (b) All clearance lamps required shall be placed on the extreme sides and located on the highest stationary support; except that, when three or more identification lamps are mounted on the rear of a vehicle on the vertical center line and at the extreme height of the vehicle, rear clearance lamps may be mounted at optional height. (c) Any trailer, when operated in conjunction with a vehicle which is properly equipped with front clearance lamps as provided in this section, may be, but is not required to be, equipped with front clearance lamps if the towing vehicle is of equal or greater width than the towed vehicle.