Montana § 61-9-312 Performance Ability Of Brakes

Montana Statutes

§ 61-9-312 — Performance Ability Of Brakes

Montana·Title 61 MOTOR VEHICLES·Ch. 9 VEHICLE EQUIPMENT·Part 3 Brakes

61-9-312 . Performance ability of brakes. On a dry, hard, approximately level stretch of highway free from loose material, a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, upon application of the service brake, must be capable of stopping at a speed of 20 miles an hour within the following distances:

(1)25 feet for passenger motor vehicles, except buses and pioneer vehicles;

(2)40 feet for buses, trucks, and tractor trucks;

(3)45 feet for motor vehicles registered or qualified to be registered as pioneer vehicles under 61-3-411 (2)(a) when equipped with two-wheel brakes or 25 feet when equipped with four-wheel brakes;

(4)40 feet for all combinations of vehicles; and

(5)30 feet for motorcycles, quadricycles, and motor-driven cycles.

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61-9-312 . Performance ability of brakes. On a dry, hard, approximately level stretch of highway free from loose material, a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, upon application of the service brake, must be capable of stopping at a speed of 20 miles an hour within the following distances:
(1) 25 feet for passenger motor vehicles, except buses and pioneer vehicles;
(2) 40 feet for buses, trucks, and tractor trucks;
(3) 45 feet for motor vehicles registered or qualified to be registered as pioneer vehicles under 61-3-411 (2)(a) when equipped with two-wheel brakes or 25 feet when equipped with four-wheel brakes;
(4) 40 feet for all combinations of vehicles; and
(5) 30 feet for motorcycles, quadricycles, and motor-driven cycles.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 2, Ch. 139, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-143.2 ; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 516, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 431, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 178, Ch. 574, L. 2001.