Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 61 Part 2.djvu/186

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TREATIES Equipment. Brakes. Warning device. Lamps. 4. Todo vehiculo automotor, y todo remolque o semirremolque que ocupe el ultimo lugar en un tren de vehiculos, debera llevar en la parte trasera una lampara que proyecte una luz roja, clara- mente visible de noche en con- diciones atmosfericas normales, ARTICULO XI Siempre que no dispongan otra cosa las leyes y reglamentos de los respectivos Estados o de las sub- divisiones politicas de los mismos, seran indispensables en los vehi- culos automotores admitidos al trafico internacional los accesorios siguientes: 1. Todo vehiculo debera tener frenos adecuados para controlar el movimiento del vehiculo, pararlo y mantenerlo inm6vil. Los frenos serfn capaces de parar el vehiculo dentro de una distancia de 9 metros (30 pies), movi6ndose a una velocidad de 32 kil6metros (20 millas) por hora, en un camino a nivel, seco y liso. 2. Todo vehiculo debera tener una bocina u otro aparato desti- nado a llamar la atenci6n, que estimen satisfactorio las autori- dades competentes. 3. Todo vehiculo automotor, a excepci6n de las motocicletas, de- bera tener dos faros, uno a cada lado de la parte delantera del vehiculo, los cuales deberan pro- yectar de noche, en condiciones atmosfericas normales y en camino nivel, un haz suficiente para dis- tinguir claramente a una persona hasta una distaacia no menor de 107 metros (350 pies) y que puedan funcionar sin producir una luz que deslumbre o encandile. Toda motocicleta debera tener por lo menos un faro delantero. 4. Every motor vehicle, and every trailer or semi-trailer which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles, shall carry at the rear a lamp which exhibits a red light plainly visible at night under normal atmospheric condi- tions from a distance of 500 feet ARTICLE XI Unless the laws and regulations of the respective States or political subdivisions thereof provide other- wise, the following requirements as to equipment shall be indis- pensable for motor vehicles ad- mitted to international traffic: 1. Every motor vehicle shall have brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle. The brakes shall be capable of stopping the vehicle on a dry, smooth, level road within a distance of 30 feet (9 meters) when travelling at a speed of 20 miles (32 kilometers) per hour. 2. Every motor vehicle shall have a suitable horn or other warning device satisfactory to the regulatory authorities. 3. Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle shall be equipped with two head lamps, at the front of and on opposite sides of the vehicle, which shall at night, under normal atmospheric condi- tions and on a level road, produce light sufficient to render clearly discernible a person not less than 350 feet (107 meters) ahead and shall be capable of operation so as not to project a glaring or dazzling light. Every motorcycle shall have at least one head lamp. 1140 [61 STAT.