Montana Code 61-9-312. Performance ability of brakes

61-9-312. Performance ability of brakes. On a dry, hard, approximately level stretch of highway free from loose material, a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, upon application of the service brake, must be capable of stopping at a speed of 20 miles an hour within the following distances:

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Terms Used In Montana Code 61-9-312

Motor vehicle: means :

(i)a vehicle propelled by its own power and designed or used to transport persons or property on the highways of the state;

(ii)a quadricycle if it is equipped for use on the highways as prescribed in chapter 9; or

(iii)a golf cart only if it is equipped for use on the highways as prescribed in chapter 9 and is operated pursuant to 61-8-391 or by a person with a low-speed restricted driver's license. See Montana Code 61-1-101

(1)25 feet for passenger motor vehicles, except buses and pioneer vehicles;

(2)40 feet for buses, trucks, and tractor trucks;

(3)45 feet for motor vehicles registered or qualified to be registered as pioneer vehicles under 61-3-411(2)(a) when equipped with two-wheel brakes or 25 feet when equipped with four-wheel brakes;

(4)40 feet for all combinations of vehicles; and

(5)30 feet for motorcycles, quadricycles, and motor-driven cycles.

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