Every motor vehicle or combination of motor-drawn vehicles shall be capable at all times, and under all conditions of loading, of being stopped on a dry, smooth, level road free from loose material, upon application of the service (foot) brake within the distances specified below, or shall be capable of being decelerated at a sustained rate corresponding to these distances:
| Feet to stop | Deceleration | |||
| from 20 miles | in feet per | |||
| per hour | second per | |||
| second | ||||
| Vehicles or combination of vehicles having brakes on all wheels | 30 | 14 | ||
| Vehicles or combinations of vehicles not having brakes on all wheels | 40 | 10.7 |
History of Section.
P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, ch. 34, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 31-23-5.