Regulaciones sobre pasajeros en camiones abiertos y caída de nieve

Explicación Simple

Si viajas en la parte de atrás de un camión abierto, no puedes ir a más de 35 millas por hora. Además, si eres menor de 18 años, no puedes ir en la parte de atrás a ninguna velocidad.

Es como si estuvieras en un parque de diversiones: hay ciertas atracciones que no puedes usar si eres muy pequeño, para asegurarte de que estés a salvo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan quiere llevar a su hijo de 10 años en la parte de atrás de su camioneta abierta a 50 millas por hora. Eso es ilegal, y podrían recibir una multa. Sin embargo, si están en un desfile, eso sí está permitido.

Penalidades

Multa de $200 a $1,000 si la nieve o hielo caen de tu vehículo y causan daños.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

75 Pa.C.S. 1998 - Amendment § 3719. Passengers in open trucks. (a) General rule.-- An open-bed pickup truck or open flatbed truck may not be driven at a speed of more than 35 miles per hour if any person is occupying the bed of the truck. (b) Children.-- (1) Such a truck may not be driven at any speed if a child less than 18 years of age is occupying the bed of the truck or trailer. (2) This subsection shall not apply to: (i) a child of a farmer who is being transported between parts of a farm or farms owned or operated by the farmer in order to perform work on the farm or farms; (ii) a child possessing a valid hunting license who is being transported between a hunting camp and a hunting site or between hunting sites during hunting season; (iii) a child who is a participant in an officially sanctioned parade, only during the course of the parade; or (iv) a child employed to perform farm labor who is being transported between parts of a farm or farms owned or operated by the child's employer or employers. (Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days) 1998 Amendment. Act 151 added section 3719. 75 Pa.C.S. 2010 - Amendment § 3720. Snow and ice dislodged or falling from moving vehicle. When snow or ice is dislodged or falls from a moving vehicle and strikes another vehicle or pedestrian causing death or serious bodily injury, the operator of the vehicle from which the snow or ice is dislodged or falls shall be subject to a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 for each offense. (May 11, 2006, P.L.159, No.37, eff. 60 days; Oct. 19, 2010, P.L.557, No.81, eff. 60 days) 2010 Amendment. The preamble of Act 81 provided that Act 81 may be referred to as the Sgt. Michael C. Weigand Law.