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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1968, chapter 164; in 1970, chapter 28; in 1972, chapter 3; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2014, chapters 53<\/a> and 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":364668,"section_number":"46.2-1070","catch_line":"Brakes on trailers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1070\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1456689,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364664,"identifier":"46.2-1067","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/9\/46.2-1067","url":"\/46.2-1067\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1067\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/9\/46.2-1067","dublin_core":{"Title":"Within what distances brakes should stop vehicle","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1067","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

On a dry, hard, approximately level stretch of highway<\/span> free from loose material<\/span>, the service braking system shall be capable of stopping a motor vehicle<\/span> or combination of vehicles<\/span> at all times and under all conditions of loading at a speed of 20 miles per hour within the following distances:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Passenger motor vehicles<\/span>, except buses and antique vehicles, 25 feet. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Buses, trucks, and tractor trucks<\/span>, 40 feet. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Motor vehicles<\/span> registered or qualified to be registered as antique vehicles, when equipped with two-wheel brakes, 45 feet; four-wheel brakes, 25 feet. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> All combinations of vehicles, 40 feet. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Motorcycles<\/span> or autocycles<\/span>, 30 feet. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWITHIN WHAT DISTANCES BRAKES SHOULD STOP VEHICLE (\u00a7 46.2-1067)\n\nOn a dry, hard, approximately level stretch of highway free from loose material,\nthe service braking system shall be capable of stopping a motor vehicle or\ncombination of vehicles at all times and under all conditions of loading at a\nspeed of 20 miles per hour within the following distances:\n\n1. Passenger motor vehicles, except buses and antique vehicles, 25 feet.\n\n2. Buses, trucks, and tractor trucks, 40 feet.\n\n3. Motor vehicles registered or qualified to be registered as antique vehicles,\nwhen equipped with two-wheel brakes, 45 feet; four-wheel brakes, 25 feet.\n\n4. All combinations of vehicles, 40 feet.\n\n5. Motorcycles or autocycles, 30 feet.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-284; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-278; 1968, c. 164; 1970, c.\n28; 1972, c. 3; 1989, c. 727; 2014, cc. 53, 256.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}