Excepciones para el trabajo en carreteras en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que los trabajadores y vehículos que están arreglando carreteras pueden no seguir algunas reglas de tráfico. Pero si van a su trabajo o regresan, deben cumplir con esas reglas.

Es como cuando un chef puede usar su cuchillo para cortar verduras en su cocina, pero debe seguir las reglas de higiene cuando va al mercado a comprar los ingredientes.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan trabaja para el departamento de transporte. Un día, mientras se dirige a quitar nieve de la carretera, su camión puede ser más ancho de lo normal porque está ayudando al estado. Sin embargo, si simplemente va a casa, debe seguir las reglas sobre el ancho de su vehículo.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to persons, motor vehicles, and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the highway, except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c). (b) This chapter shall apply to those persons and vehicles when traveling to or from such work, except that persons operating equipment owned, rented or hired by road authorities shall be exempt from the width, height and length provisions of sections169.80and169.81and shall be exempt from the weight limitations of this chapter while performing the following actions on behalf of the state or a local governmental unit: (1) while loading, readying, or moving the vehicles or equipment in preparation for combating anticipated slippery road conditions or removing snow or ice; (2) while actually engaged in snow or ice removal or combating slippery road conditions, including but not limited to pretreatment and anti-icing activities; or (3) while engaged in flood control operations. (c) Chapter 169A and section169.444apply to persons while actually engaged in work upon the highway. Streetcars, except where otherwise specifically provided, shall be governed by the same rules as provided in this chapter for vehicles and motor vehicles, only insofar as such rules apply to speed, stopped at through streets and railroad tracks, and obeying signals of traffic-control devices and rights-of-way, driving under the influence of drugs or intoxicating liquor, careless driving, and the stopping at the scene of an accident and giving the information as required by this chapter, and following vehicles too closely, and shall be entitled to the same rights and benefits of this chapter, as to warning, turning and stopping signals and rights-of-way, as any vehicles or motor vehicle in the streets and