Reglas sobre accidentes de autobuses escolares en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Si hay un accidente con un autobús escolar, la policía debe avisar a los patrulleros del estado si alguien se lastima, muere o si los vehículos quedan dañados. Después del accidente, el autobús no puede llevar a los niños a menos que un patrullero lo revise y diga que es seguro.

Es como cuando te caes de la bicicleta y te raspas la rodilla; antes de volver a montar, necesitas asegurarte de que no esté dañada y que puedas andar sin problemas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que María, una conductora de autobús escolar, tiene un accidente leve mientras lleva a los niños a casa. La policía llega y, como hubo daños en otro auto, deben avisar a los patrulleros. Antes de que María pueda seguir transportando a los niños, un patrullero debe revisar su autobús para asegurarse de que esté en condiciones seguras.

Penalidades

Si se viola esta ley, puede considerarse un delito menor.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(a) A peace officer responding to an accident involving a school bus or Head Start bus must immediately notify the State Patrol if the accident results in: (1) a fatality; (2) bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives medical treatment away from the scene of the accident; or (3) one or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the accident, requiring a motor vehicle to be transported away from the scene by tow truck or other motor vehicle. (b) No person shall drive or knowingly permit or cause to be driven, for the purpose of transporting students, any school bus or Head Start bus after such an accident unless: (1) the vehicle has been inspected by the Minnesota State Patrol and the State Patrol has determined that the vehicle may safely be operated; or (2) a waiver has been granted under subdivision 2. (c) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. A state trooper or designee of the Minnesota State Patrol called to the scene of an accident by a responding peace officer under subdivision 1 may waive the inspection requirement of subdivision 1 if the trooper or State Patrol designee determines that a postcrash inspection is not needed or cannot be accomplished without unreasonable delay. The trooper or State Patrol designee granting a waiver must provide to the driver of the school bus for which the waiver is granted a written statement that the inspection has been waived. The written statement must include the incident report number assigned to the accident by the State Patrol. 1Sp1995 c 3 art 2 s 36;2009 c 113 s 1 Official Publication of the State of MinnesotaRevisor of Statutes