Regulaciones sobre espejos en vehículos en Virginia

Explicación Simple

En Virginia, todos los autos deben tener espejos que permitan ver al menos 200 pies detrás. Si tu coche no tiene ventana trasera, aún puedes manejar si tienes espejos exteriores ajustables que muestren bien lo que hay a los lados.

Es como cuando usas un espejo en casa para ver si hay algo detrás de ti mientras te preparas. Sin un espejo, no puedes asegurarte de que nada te esté acercando.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene un coche viejo sin ventana trasera. Antes de salir, se asegura de que tenga espejos laterales que puede ajustar, así puede ver si hay otros coches o peatones a su alrededor. Eso le permite manejar de manera segura por la carretera.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 46.2-1082 - Mirrors. No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway in the Commonwealth if the vehicle is not equipped with a mirror which reflects to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of not less than 200 feet to the rear of such vehicle. No motor vehicle registered in the Commonwealth, designed and licensed primarily for passenger vehicular transportation on the public highways and manufactured after 1968 shall be driven on the highways in the Commonwealth unless equipped with at least one outside and at least one inside rear view mirror meeting the requirements of this section. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, no motor vehicle which either has no rear window, or which has a rear window so obstructed as to prevent rearward vision by means of an inside rear view mirror, shall be required to be equipped with an inside rear view mirror if such motor vehicle has horizontally and vertically adjustable outside rear view mirrors installed on both sides of such motor vehicle in such a manner as to provide the driver of such motor vehicle a rearward view along both sides of such motor vehicle for at least 200 feet. Code 1950, § 46-294; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-289; 1968, c. 730; 1980, c. 13; 1989, c. 727. Va. Code § 46.2-1083 - Rear fenders, flaps, or guards required for certain motor vehicles. No person shall operate on a highway any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles having a licensed gross weight in excess of 40,000 pounds unless the motor vehicle or combination of vehicles is equipped with rear fenders, flaps, or guards of sufficient size to substantially prevent the projection of rocks, dirt, water, or other substances to the rear. Vehicles used exclusively for hauling logs and tractor trucks shall be exempt from the