Regulación de frenos en remolques en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Si tienes un remolque que pesa más de 3,000 libras, necesitas que tenga frenos controlados desde el auto que lo jala. Esto es para asegurarte de que puedes parar el remolque de manera segura mientras manejas.

Es como si tuvieras una mochila muy pesada atada a tu bicicleta. Si no tienes frenos en la bicicleta, es difícil detenerse sin que la mochila te empuje hacia adelante.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está llevando su remolque de herramientas a una construcción. Como el remolque pesa 4,000 libras, debe tener frenos que Juan pueda controlar desde su camioneta. Si no los tiene, podría ser peligroso si necesita detenerse rápidamente en la carretera.

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 46.2-1070 - Brakes on trailers. Every semitrailer, trailer, or separate vehicle attached by a drawbar, chain, or coupling to a towing vehicle other than a farm tractor or a vehicle not required to obtain a registration certificate and having an actual gross weight of 3,000 pounds or more, shall be equipped with brakes controlled or operated by the driver of the towing vehicle, which shall conform to the specifications set forth in § 46.2-1067 and shall be of a type approved by the Superintendent. Farm trailers used exclusively for hauling raw agricultural produce from farm to farm or farm to packing shed or processing plant within the normal growing area of the packing shed or processing plant and trailers or semitrailers drawn by a properly licensed motor vehicle but exempt from registration, shall be exempt from the requirements of this section. "Gross weight" for the purpose of this section includes weight of the vehicle and the load upon such semitrailer, trailer, or separate vehicle. This section shall not apply to any vehicle being towed for repairs, repossession, in an emergency, or being moved by a tow truck when two wheels of the towed vehicle are off the ground. Code 1950, § 46-286; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-280; 1959, Ex. Sess., cc. 21, 90; 1962, c. 313; 1966, c. 654; 1968, c. 164; 1970, c. 169; 1989, c. 727; 2006, cc. 874 , 891 . Va. Code § 46.2-1071 - Requirements for parking. No person having control of a motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to stand on any highway unattended without first effectively setting the emergency or parking brake thereon, stopping the motor, and turning the front wheels into the curb or side of the roadway. Code 1950, § 46-287; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-281; 1989, c. 727. Article 10. Miscellaneous Equipment.