Regulaciones sobre el uso de lámparas en vehículos y bicicletas

Explicación Simple

No puedes usar cualquier tipo de luz en tu auto o bicicleta. Las luces deben tener ciertas aprobaciones para ser seguras y efectivas.

Es como cuando cocinas y necesitas usar utensilios aprobados para evitar accidentes en la cocina. Usar las luces correctas en tu vehículo es igual de importante.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan quiere poner luces nuevas en su bicicleta. Antes de hacerlo, debe asegurarse de que esas luces estén aprobadas por el departamento de seguridad pública, de lo contrario, podría tener problemas si es detenido.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(d) No person shall use upon any vehicle, trailer or semitrailer or bicycle any lamps mentioned in this section unless such lamps are equipped with bulbs of a type approved by the commissioner of public safety, having a rated candle power, and are mounted and adjusted as to focus and aim in accordance with instructions of the commissioner of public safety. (e) The commissioner of public safety is hereby authorized to approve or disapprove lighting devices. (f) The commissioner of public safety is hereby required to approve or disapprove any lighting device, of a type on which approval is specifically required in this chapter, within a reasonable time after such device has been submitted. (g) The commissioner of public safety is further authorized to set up a procedure which shall be followed when any device is submitted for approval. (h) The commissioner of public safety is authorized to set and collect a reasonable fee for the testing and approval of all types of devices upon which approval is required in this chapter. Such fee may be sufficient in amount to reimburse the Department of Public Safety for all costs connected with such test and approval. (i) The commissioner of public safety, upon approving any such lamp or device, shall issue to the applicant a certificate of approval, together with any instructions determined by the commissioner of public safety.