Acuerdo sobre Remoción de Vehículos en Puentes del Río Potomac

Explicación Simple

Este acuerdo permite que tres lugares, Virginia, Maryland y Washington D.C., trabajen juntos para quitar autos descompuestos o abandonados de ciertos puentes. Así, si hay un problema en un puente, los policías de cualquiera de esos lugares pueden ayudar rápidamente.

Es como cuando en una casa grande, tres familias deciden que si alguien deja su bicicleta en el pasillo, cualquiera puede recogerla para que no estorbe. Así, todos colaboran para mantener el espacio limpio y útil.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está cruzando el Puente Woodrow Wilson y su auto se descompone. Gracias a este acuerdo, ya no tiene que esperar solo a la policía de Virginia, porque también los oficiales de Maryland pueden venir a ayudarle a mover el auto rápidamente.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 46.2-1239.1 - Potomac River Bridge Towing Compact. Article I. Parties and Titles. The Parties to this Compact are the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia. This agreement shall be known as the Potomac River Bridge Towing Compact. Article II. (For expiration date, see 2022, cc. 6 and 635 ) Findings and Purpose. The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, Rochambeau Memorial Bridge, George Mason Memorial Bridge, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Chain Bridge, Harry W. Nice Bridge, Sandy Hook Bridge, Brunswick Bridge, Point of Rocks Bridge, and American Legion Memorial Bridge all pass through the territorial jurisdiction of two or more of the three Parties. Experience has shown that traffic back-ups often prevent state troopers or police officers of the appropriate jurisdiction from arriving at the scene of a disabled or abandoned vehicle to take corrective action. The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate the prompt and orderly removal of disabled and abandoned vehicles from the bridges by giving all three Parties jurisdiction to exercise appropriate authority anywhere on the bridges. Article II. (For effective date, see 2022, cc. 6 and 635 ) Findings and Purpose. The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, Rochambeau Memorial Bridge, George Mason Memorial Bridge, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Chain Bridge, Harry W. Nice Bridge, Sandy Hook Bridge, Brunswick Bridge, Point of Rocks Bridge, Arland D. Williams, Jr. Memorial Bridge, and American Legion Memorial Bridge(the Potomac River bridges) all pass through the territorial jurisdiction of two or more of the three Parties. Experience has shown that traffic back-ups often prevent state troopers or police officers of the appropri