Ind. Code § 9-19-3-7 – Deceleration and stopping distance requirements

A motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, at all times and under all conditions of loading, must, upon application of the service (foot) brake, be capable of decelerating and developing a braking force equivalent to the deceleration according to the minimum requirements set forth in this section and must be capable of stopping within the distances set forth in the following table:

			Equivalent
			braking
			force
		Deceleration	in percentage
	Stopping	in feet per	of vehicle
	distance	second per	or combination
	in feet	second	weight
Passenger
vehicles, not
including buses	25	17	53.0%
Single-unit vehicles
with a
manufacturer's
gross vehicle
weight rating of
less than 10,000
pounds	30	14	43.5%
Single-unit, 2-axle
vehicles with a
manufacturer's
gross vehicle
weight rating of
10,000 or more
pounds	40	14	43.5%
All other vehicles
and combinations
with a
manufacturer's
gross vehicle
weight rating of
10,000 or more
pounds	50	14	43.5%

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-6-33 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.42-2011, SEC.24.