IC 9-19-3-7 : Deceleration and stopping distance requirements

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.