DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES 24000-28160›CHAPTER 3. Brakes 26301-26522›ARTICLE 2. Operation of Brakes 26450-26458.5

§ 26452

California Vehicle Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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 a stop within the legal stopping distance after the engine has become inoperative.

(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)

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