California Vehicle Code ARTICLE 2 - Operation of Brakes

  • Section 26450.
    Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a service brake system and every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be equipped with a parking...
  • Section 26451.
    The parking brake system of every motor vehicle shall comply with the following requirements:(a) The parking brake shall be adequate to hold the vehicle or combination...
  • Section 26452.
    All motor vehicles shall be so equipped as to permit application of the brakes at least once for the purpose of bringing the vehicle to...
  • Section 26453.
    All brakes and component parts thereof shall be maintained in good condition and in good working order. The brakes shall be so adjusted as to...
  • Section 26454.
    (a) The service brakes of every motor vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the...
  • Section 26455.
    In respect to any motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property which is not equipped with a plate or marker...
  • Section 26456.
    Stopping distance requirement tests shall be conducted on a substantially level, dry, smooth, hard-surfaced road that is free from loose material and where the grade...
  • Section 26457.
    Special mobile equipment, logging vehicles, equipment operated under special permit, and any chassis without body or load are not subject to stopping distance requirements, but...
  • Section 26458.
    (a) The braking system on every motor vehicle used to tow another vehicle shall be so arranged that one control on the towing vehicle shall, when...
  • Section 26458.5.
    Pursuant to Section 26458, whenever a motor vehicle is equipped with an additional control to operate the brakes on a trailer, that control shall not...

Last modified: October 22, 2018