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 does not exceed plus or minus 1 percent. Stopping distance shall be measured from the instant brake controls are moved and from an initial speed of approximately 20 miles per hour. No test of brake performance shall be made upon a highway at a speed in excess of 25 miles per hour.
Cal. Veh. Code § 26456
Operation of Brakes
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 226 Cal. App. 2d 227 - Malone v. Perryman (1964)
Most recently applied in 226 Cal. App. 2d 227 - Malone v. Perryman (April 1964)
Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.
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