Regulaciones sobre luces de freno y direccionales en vehículos

Explicación Simple

Los vehículos deben tener luces que brillan cuando frenas y que indican hacia dónde vas a girar. Estas luces son importantes para que otros conductores sepan tus intenciones y puedan manejar de manera segura.

Es como cuando en una conversación señalas hacia dónde vas a ir; si no lo haces, la otra persona puede confundirse y chocar contigo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan compró una camioneta nueva en Maryland. Al salir del concesionario, se asegura de que su vehículo tenga las luces de freno y direccionales en buen estado. Un día, al frenar repentinamente en un semáforo, sus luces de freno encienden, alertando a la conductora detrás de él, quien puede detenerse a tiempo.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Maryland Transportation Code Section 22-206 (2023) - Stop Lamps and Turn Signals (a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp meeting the requirements of § 22–219(a) of this subtitle, and the following vehicles shall meet the following additional requirements: (1) (i) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, registered in this State and sold as a new vehicle after June 1, 1967, shall be equipped with at least two stop lamps; (ii) Every passenger vehicle manufactured on or after September 1, 1985, shall be equipped with a red center high mount stop lamp mounted with its center on the vertical centerline of the vehicle as the vehicle is viewed from the rear; and (iii) Every pickup truck, van, and sport utility vehicle manufactured on or after September 1, 1993, shall be equipped with a red center high mount stop lamp mounted with its center on the vertical centerline of the vehicle as the vehicle is viewed from the rear; and (2) After July 1, 1971, every trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer shall be equipped with at least two stop lamps. (b) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer registered in this State and sold as a new vehicle after June 1, 1961, shall be equipped with electric turn signal lamps meeting the requirements of § 22–219(b) through (h) of this subtitle, except that: (1) Motorcycles manufactured before January 1, 1973, need not be equipped with electric turn signal lamps;