Vehicle Code section 26452

All motor vehicles shall be so equipped as to permit application of the brakes at least once for the purpose of bringing the vehicle to a stop within the legal stopping distance after the engine has become inoperative.

Source: Section 26452, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=26452. (updated Jan. 1, 1959; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_26452

Original Source: Section 26452, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=26452. (last accessed May 12, 2025).