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9-19-3-7. Deceleration and stopping distance requirements

IN Code § 9-19-3-7 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 7. A motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, at all times and under all conditions of loading, must, upon application of the service (foot) brake, be capable of decelerating and developing a braking force equivalent to the deceleration according to the minimum requirements set forth in this section and must be capable of stopping within the distances set forth in the following table:

Equivalent

braking

force

Deceleration

in percentage

Stopping

in feet per

of vehicle

distance

second per

or combination

in feet

second

weight

Passenger

vehicles, not

including buses

25

17

53.0%

Single-unit vehicles

with a

manufacturer's

gross vehicle

weight rating of

less than 10,000

pounds

30

14

43.5%

Single-unit, 2-axle

vehicles with a

manufacturer's

gross vehicle

weight rating of

10,000 or more

pounds

40

14

43.5%

All other vehicles

and combinations

with a

manufacturer's

gross vehicle

weight rating of

10,000 or more

pounds

50

14

43.5%

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-33 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.42-2011, SEC.24.

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