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Ch. 14
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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APPROVAL OF THE DEVICE.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 66 1/2, §12-232.
Except for minimal changes in style and
nomenclature, this section has not been
revised; see General Revisor's Note to this
title.
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SUBTITLE 3. BRAKES.
22-301. BRAKE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED.
(A) "DRIVEAWAY OR TOWAWAY OPERATION" DEFINED.
"DRIVEAWAY OR TOWAWAY OPERATION" MEANS ANY OPERATION
IN WHICH ANY MOTOR VEHICLE, TRAILER, OR SEMITRAILER,
SINGLY OR IN COMBINATION, NEW OR USED, IS THE COMMODITY
BEING TRANSPORTED, WHEN ONE SET OR MORE OF WHEELS OF THE
VEHICLE ARE ON THE ROADWAY DURING THE TRANSPORTATION,
WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE FURNISHES THE MOTIVE POWER.
(B) IN GENERAL.
EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE, TRAILER, SEMITRAILER, AND POLE
TRAILER, AND ANY COMBINATION OF THESE VEHICLES, WHILE
OPERATING ON A HIGHWAY IN THIS STATE, SHALL BE EQUIPPED
WITH BRAKES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
TITLE. ALL THE VEHICLES AND COMBINATIONS OF VEHICLES
SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SERVICE BRAKES COMPLYING WITH THE
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF §22-302 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND
ADEQUATE TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF AND TO STOP AND HOLD
THE VEHICLE UNDER ALL CONDITIONS OF LOADING, AND ON ANY
GRADE INCIDENT TO ITS OPERATION.
(C) PARKING BRAKES; ADEQUACY.
(1) ALL THE VEHICLES AND COMBINATIONS OF
VEHICLES, EXCEPT MOTORCYCLES, SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH
PARKING BRAKES ADEQUATE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE ON ANY GRADE
ON WHICH IT IS OPERATED, UNDER ALL CONDITIONS OF LOADING,
ON A SURFACE FREE FROM SNOW, ICE, OR LOOSE MATERIAL.
(2) THE PARKING BRAKES SHALL BE CAPABLE OF
BEING APPLIED IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE FOREGOING
REQUIREMENTS BY THE DRIVER'S MUSCULAR EFFORT OR BY SPRING
ACTION OR BY EQUIVALENT MEANS. THEIR OPERATION MAY BE
ASSISTED BY THE SERVICE BRAKES OR OTHER SOURCE OF POWER,
PROVIDED THAT FAILURE OF THE SERVICE BRAKE ACTUATION
SYSTEM OR OTHER POWER ASSISTING MECHANISM WILL NOT
PREVENT THE PARKING BRAKES FROM BEING APPLIED IN
CONFORMANCE WITH THE FOREGOING REQUIREMENTS.
(3) THE PARKING BRAKES SHALL BE SO DESIGNED
THAI WHEN ONCE APPLIED THEY SHALL REMAIN APPLIED WITH THE
REQUIRED EFFECTIVENESS DESPITE EXHAUSTION OF ANY SOURCE
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