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.
Cal. Veh. Code § 26452
Operation of Brakes
Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.
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