Regulaciones sobre los diseños de capós en vehículos

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que no puedes manejar un coche en Virginia si su capó tiene ciertas medidas que son muy grandes. Hay diferentes reglas según el año de fabricación del vehículo.

Es como tener un sombrero: si es muy grande, no puedes usarlo en un lugar cerrado porque no cabe. Lo mismo pasa con los capós de los coches en la carretera.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene un coche de 1992 y le puso un capó con un diseño grande. Cuando sale a manejar por la calle, un policía lo detiene porque el capó supera las medidas permitidas. Juan tendrá que quitarlo si quiere seguir conduciendo legalmente.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 46.2-1088.1 - Hood scoops. No motor vehicle shall be operated on a public highway in the Commonwealth if any hood scoop installed thereon exceeds any of the following dimensions: 1. For any hood scoop installed on any motor vehicle manufactured for the 1990 or earlier model year: thirty-eight inches wide at its widest point, two and one-quarter inches high at its highest point measured from the junction of the dashboard and the windshield, and fifty-two and one-quarter inches long at its longest point. 2. For any hood scoop installed on any motor vehicle manufactured for the 1991 or subsequent model year: thirty-eight inches wide at its widest point, one and one-eighth inches high at its highest point measured from the junction of the dashboard and the windshield, and fifty and one-half inches long at its longest point. 1991, c. 494. Va. Code § 46.2-1088.2 - Warning devices required on certain vehicles. Any self-propelled vehicle used to sell ice cream, snacks and similar products at retail directly from the vehicle in residential neighborhoods shall be equipped with a device or devices, of a type approved by the Superintendent of State Police, in good working order, that, whenever the vehicle is operated in reverse gear, automatically display a light signal and emit an audible alarm signal. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to authorize such vehicles to be equipped with red, blue, or amber warning lights unless authorized under Article 3 (§ 46.2-1010 et seq.) of this chapter. The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles commonly known as "concession trailers," "special events trailers" and similar equipment used to sell or dispense food, soft drinks, bottled water, fruit drinks, wine or malt beverages directly to consumer