Definiciones de términos sobre carreteras y vehículos en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Esta sección explica qué son el 'hombro' y la 'pendiente de zanja' en las carreteras. El hombro es el espacio al lado de la carretera donde pueden parar los autos, mientras que la pendiente de zanja es la parte que baja hacia el drenaje al lado del hombro.

Es como el espacio al lado de una pista de atletismo. El hombro es donde los corredores pueden descansar si se sienten cansados, y la pendiente de zanja es como la inclinación que lleva al drenaje del agua.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está conduciendo por una carretera en Míchigan y su auto se descompone. Él se detiene en el hombro de la carretera para estar seguro, mientras que la zanja al lado tiene una pendiente que ayuda a drenar el agua de lluvia.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 257.59a - “Shoulder” and “ditch slope” defined Sec. 59a. “Shoulder” means that portion of the highway contiguous to the roadway generally extending the contour of the roadway, not designed for vehicular travel but maintained for the temporary accommodation of disabled or stopped vehicles otherwise permitted on the roadway. “Ditch slope” is that portion of the highway adjacent to the shoulder if one exists or adjacent to the roadway on roads without shoulders, extending to the bottom of the roadside ditch and is not constructed or maintained for the use of any vehicles except those engaged in construction or maintenance. MCL 257.60 - “Sidewalk” defined Sec. 60. “Sidewalk” means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians. MCL 257.61 - “Spacings between axles” defined Sec. 61. “Spacings between axles” means the distance from axle center to axle center. MCL 257.62 - “Special mobile equipment” defined Sec. 62. “Special mobile equipment” means every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and incidentally operated or moved over the highways, including farm tractors, road construction or maintenance machinery, mobile office trailers, mobile tool shed trailers, mobile trailer units used for housing stationary construction equipment, ditch-digging apparatus, and well-boring and well-servicing apparatus. The foregoing enumeration shall be considered partial and shall not operate to exclude other vehicles which are within the general terms of this definition. Although not within the general terms of this definition, the combination of a mobile car crusher trailer permanently attach