The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
014
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EQUIPMENT
(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 1308)
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§ 1308. Performance ability of brakes
(a) The service brakes upon any motor truck, truck, and tractor or combination of vehicles
shall be adequate to stop such vehicle or vehicles when traveling 20 miles per hour
within a distance of 30 feet when upon dry asphalt or concrete pavement surface free
from loose material where the grade does not exceed one percent.
(b) Under the conditions contained in subsection (a) of this section, the hand brake shall
be adequate to hold such vehicle or vehicles stationary on any grade upon which it
is operated.
(c) All braking distances specified in this section shall apply to all vehicles mentioned,
whether such vehicles are not loaded or are loaded to the maximum capacity permitted.
(d) All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall be so adjusted as to
operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of
the vehicle. (Added 1963, No. 206, § 3; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 201.)