{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-22-302","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Transportation § 22–302","heading":"","body":"(a) Every motor vehicle and combination of vehicles, at all times and under all conditions of loading, on application of the service brake, shall be capable of:\n(1) Developing a braking force that is not less than the percentage of its gross weight tabulated in subsection (c) of this section for its classification;\n(2) Decelerating to a stop from not more than 20 miles per hour at not less than the feet per second tabulated in subsection (c) of this section for its classification; and\n(3) Stopping from a speed of 20 miles per hour in not more than the distance tabulated in subsection (c) of this section for its classification, this distance to be measured from the point at which movement of the service brake pedal or control begins.\n(b) Tests for deceleration and stopping distance shall be made on a substantially level (not to exceed plus or minus 1 percent grade), dry, smooth, hard surface that is free from loose material.\n(c) The following table sets forth the tabulations referred to in subsection (a) of this section:\n1 2 3 4\nBrake system\napplication and\nBraking force distance in\nas a percentage feet from\nof gross vehicle Deceleration an initial\nClassification of or combination in feet per speed of 20\nvehicle weight second m.p.h\nA Passenger vehicles with\na seating capacity of 10\npeople or less including\ndriver, not having a\nmanufacturer’s gross\nvehicle weight rating…… 52.8% 17 25\nB–1 All motorcycles…………… 43.5% 14 30\nB–2 Single unit vehicles\nWith a manufacturer’s\ngross vehicle weight\nrating of 10,000 pounds\nor less…………………… 31% 10 20\nC–1 Single unit vehicles\nWith a manufacturer’s\ngross weight rating of\nmore than 10,000\npounds………………… 43.5% 14 40\nC–2 Combination of a two–\naxle towing vehicle and\na trailer with a gross\nweight of 3,000 pounds\nor less…………………… 43.5% 14 40\nC–3 Buses, regardless of the\nnumber of axles, not\nhaving a\nmanufacturer’s weight\nrating…………………… 43.5% 14 40 C–4 All combination of\nvehicles in driveaway–\ntowaway combinations… 43.5% 14 40 D All other vehicles and\ncombinations of vehicles\n…………………………… 43.5% 14 50","path":["Article - Transportation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr\u0026section=22-302","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:38Z","sha256":"afafefe0102d3e18cedd67193c3cd255d00c89b3245deb4f7ace8a973242885a","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-22-301","next":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-22-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}