Descalificación para operar vehículos comerciales por infracciones en cruces ferroviarios

Explicación Simple

Si un conductor de un camión no respeta las reglas en un cruce de tren, puede perder su permiso para manejar. Dependiendo de cuántas veces lo haga, puede estar inhabilitado desde dos meses hasta un año.

Es como cuando un jugador de fútbol recibe tarjetas amarillas por cometer faltas. Si acumula demasiadas, no puede jugar en el próximo partido.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Carlos, un conductor de camiones, pasa un cruce de tren sin detenerse y no verifica si viene un tren. Si es atrapado, podría perder su licencia para manejar camiones por al menos 60 días. Si vuelve a cometer la misma infracción en los próximos tres años, el tiempo sin poder manejar podría aumentar.

Penalidades

Descalificación de 60 días a un año dependiendo de la cantidad de infracciones.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 56-1-2112. Offenses resulting in disqualification from operating commercial motor vehicle; time periods. (A) A driver who is convicted of operating a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a federal, state, or local law or regulation pertaining to one of the following six offenses at a railroad-highway grade crossing is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for the period of time specified in subsection (B): (1) for drivers who are not required to always stop, failing to slow down and check that the tracks are clear of an approaching train; (2) for drivers who are not required to always stop, failing to stop before reaching the crossing, if the tracks are not clear; (3) for drivers who are always required to stop, failing to stop before driving onto the crossing; (4) for all drivers, failing to have sufficient space to drive completely through the crossing without stopping; (5) for all drivers, failing to obey a traffic control device or the directions of an enforcement official at the crossing; (6) for all drivers, failing to negotiate a crossing because of insufficient undercarriage clearance. (B) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for committing an offense contained in subsection (A) for not less than: (1) sixty days for the first conviction committed in a commercial motor vehicle; (2) one hundred twenty days for the second conviction committed in a commercial motor vehicle arising from separate incidents occurring within a three-year period; and (3) one year for the third or subsequent conviction committed in a commercial motor vehicle arising from separate incidents occurring within a three-year period. HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 42, SECTION 3, eff May 3, 2005.