Reglas sobre triángulos reflectantes para vehículos grandes en Colorado

Explicación Simple

Si tienes un camión grande o un autobús, debes tener tres triángulos reflectantes para emergencias. Si te detienes en la carretera, debes poner estos triángulos para que los demás conductores te vean.

Es como cuando pones señales de advertencia al cocinar, para que nadie se acerque a la estufa caliente. Los triángulos son tus señales de advertencia en la carretera.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Carlos está conduciendo su camión de mudanzas y se detiene en la carretera porque tiene un problema mecánico. Según la ley, antes de salir del camión, debe encender las luces de emergencia y colocar un triángulo a unos diez pies del lado del tráfico para que otros conductores lo vean.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 42-4-230 – Emergency lighting equipment (1) No motor vehicle carrying a truck license and weighing six thousand pounds or more and no passenger bus shall be operated over the highways of this state at any time without carrying in an accessible place inside or on the outside of the vehicle three bidirectional emergency reflective triangles of a type approved by the department, but the use of such equipment is not required in municipalities where there are street lights within not more than one hundred feet. (2) Whenever a motor vehicle referred to in subsection (1) of this section is stopped upon the traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder of a highway for any cause other than necessary traffic stops, the driver of the stopped motor vehicle shall immediately activate the vehicular hazard warning signal flashers and continue the flashing until the driver places the bidirectional emergency reflective triangles as directed in subsection (3) of this section. (3) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, whenever a motor vehicle referred to in subsection (1) of this section is stopped upon the traveled portion of a highway or the shoulder of a highway for any cause other than necessary traffic stops, the driver shall, as soon as possible, but in any event within ten minutes, place the bidirectional emergency reflective triangles in the following manner: (a) One at the traffic side of the stopped vehicle, within ten feet of the front or rear of the vehicle;