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Laws of Maryland

Ch. 534

classification, such distance to be measured from the point
at which movement of the service brake pedal or control
begins.

(b)    Tests for deceleration and stopping distance shall be made
on a substantially level (not to exceed plus or minus one per cent
grade), dry, smooth, hard surface that is free from loose material.

(c)    The following table sets forth the tabulations referred to in
subsection (a):

1 2                      3 4

Brake sys-

Braking                         tem applica-

force as a                           tion and

percentage                       braking dis-

of gross                         tance in feet

vehicle or    Deceleration from an

combination       in feet initial speed

Classification of Vehicle weight         per second of 20 m.p.h.

A Passenger vehicles
with a seating capa-
city of 10 people or
less including driver,
not having a manu-
facturer's gross vehi-

B-1
B-2

C-1

C-2

C-3

cle weight rating ......	52.8%	17	25
All motorcycles	43.5%	14	30
Single unit vehicles with a manufactur- er's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less	43.5%	14	30
Single unit vehicles with a manufactur- er's gross weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds ............	43.5%	14	40

Combination of a two-
axle towing vehicle
and a trailer with a
gross weight of 3,000
pounds or less...........

Buses, regardless of
the number of axles,
not having a manufac-
turer's weight rating

C-4 All combinations of

vehicles in driveaway-
towaway combina-
tions ............................

D All other vehicles and
combinations of
vehicles ......................

43.5%

43.5%

43.5%

43.5%

14

14

14

14

40

40

40

50