Requisitos de luces traseras en vehículos de Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Todos los vehículos en Minnesota deben tener al menos una luz trasera roja que se vea de lejos. Si tu vehículo fue fabricado después de 1960, necesita tener dos luces traseras.

Es como asegurarte de que la luz de una linterna ilumine bien cuando estás caminando por un sendero oscuro. Sin la luz, podrías tropezar o perderte.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Carlos conduce su auto nuevo por una carretera de Minnesota. Al revisar su auto, se da cuenta de que tiene dos luces traseras rojas que brillan bien y que son visibles desde lejos. Se siente seguro de que está cumpliendo con la ley.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(a) Every motor vehicle and every vehicle that is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles must be equipped with at least one tail lamp, exhibiting a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear. (b) Every motor vehicle, other than a truck-tractor, and every vehicle that is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles, registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1960, must be equipped with at least two tail lamps mounted on the rear and on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable. When lighted, the tail lamps must comply with the provisions of this section. (c) An implement of husbandry being towed by a motor vehicle at a speed of not more than 35 miles per hour, displaying a slow-moving vehicle emblem, and complying with section169.55, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (4), is not subject to the requirements of this section. Either such rear lamp or separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. Any rear lamp or rear lamps, together with any separate lamp for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the headlamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted.