40-8-53
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40-8-53.
Every
motor vehicle or combination of motor drawn vehicles shall be capable at all
times and under all conditions of loading of being stopped on a dry, smooth,
level road free from loose material, upon application of the service (foot)
brake within the distances specified in this Code section or shall be capable of
being decelerated at a sustained rate corresponding to these distances.
|
|
Feet
to Stop
From
20 Miles
Per Hour
|
Deceleration
in
Feet
Per Second
|
|
Vehicles
or combinations of vehicles
having
brakes on all wheels
|
30
|
14
|
|
Vehicles
or combinations of vehicles
not
having brakes on all wheels
|
40
|
10.7
|