Oxblood
Steel-Toed Sneakers
Michigan:
At least two brakes, one on front wheel, one on rear wheel;
may be hand- or foot-operated. Capable of stopping in 30
feet from 20 mph if brakes on all wheels; 40 feet from
20 mph if brakes are not on all wheels.
Mississippi:
MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
SEC. 63-7-51. General vehicle brake equipment requirements
(2) Every motorcycle, and bicycle with motor attached, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one brake, which may be operated by hand or foot.
Missouri:
Could only find info on bicycles????
Montana:
61-9-312. Performance ability of brakes. On a dry, hard, approximately level stretch of highway free from loose material, a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, upon application of the service brake, must be capable of stopping at a speed of 20 miles an hour within the following distances:
(5) 30 feet for motorcycles, quadricycles, and motor-driven cycles.
Nebraska:
60-6,244. Motor vehicles; brakes; requirements.
(1) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two wheels and so constructed that no part which is liable to failure shall be common to the two, except that a motorcycle shall be required to be equipped with only one brake.
Nevada:
NRS 486.301 Brakes. Every motorcycle or moped shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the stopping and holding as prescribed in NRS 484D.250 and 484D.255.
All motorcycles and mopeds............................. 43.5% 14 30
New Hampshire:
TITLE XXI
MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 266
EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES
Brakes
Section 266:27
266:27 Brakes Required. – Every motor vehicle driven upon the ways of this state shall be provided with adequate brakes in good working order and sufficient to control such vehicle at all times.
New Jersey:
New Jersey Statutes 39:3-67 Brake equipment required
Every motorcycle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one brake adequate to control the movement of and to stop such
New York:
§ 375. Equipment. 1. (a) Every motor vehicle, operated or driven upon
the public highways of the state, shall be provided with adequate brakes
and steering mechanism in good working order and sufficient to control
such vehicle at all times when the same is in use
New Mexico:
(2) every motorcycle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least two brakes that may be operated by hand or foot;
North Carolina:
§ 20‑124. Brakes.
(d) Every motorcycle and every motor‑driven cycle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one brake which may be operated by hand or foot.
North Dakota:
39-21-34. Brakes on motor-driven cycles.
Repealed by S.L. 1979, ch. 431, § 37
Ohio:
2011 Ohio Revised Code
Title [45] XLV MOTOR VEHICLES - AERONAUTICS - WATERCRAFT
Chapter 4513: TRAFFIC LAWS - EQUIPMENT; LOADS
4513.20 Brake equipment for vehicles.
(2) Every motorcycle, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one adequate brake, which may be operated by hand or by foot.
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
Title 47. Motor Vehicles
Chapter 12 - Equipment of Vehicles
Article Article 3 - Brakes
Section 12-301 - Brake Equipment Required
A. Every motor vehicle manufactured prior to September 1, 1961, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two wheels. If these two separate means of applying the brakes are connected in any way they shall be so constructed that failure of any one part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without brakes on at least two wheels.
B. 1. Every motor vehicle manufactured on or after September 1, 1961, operated upon the highways shall be equipped with service brakes upon all wheels.
Oregon:
At least one brake is required for motorcycles in Oregon. This brake may operate with a hand grip or a foot pedal. The brakes must be able to stop a motorcycle traveling 20 miles per hour in a distance of 25 feet or less. [ORS 815.125]
Pennsylvania:
(a) and required brake on front and rear wheels of motorcycle designated as 1974 or later model under Subsec. (b)
Rhode Island:
2010 Rhode Island Code
Title 31 Motor and Other vehicles
CHAPTER 31-23 Equipment and Accessories Generally
§ 31-23-4 Brake equipment required.
(b) Every motorcycle, and motor-driven cycle, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one brake, which may be operated by hand or foot, and which is adequate to control and stop the vehicle.
South Carolina:
No info found
South Dakota:
32-18-6. Motorcycles exempt from all-wheel requirement. The wheel of a sidecar attached to a motorcycle or to a motor-driven cycle, or the front wheel of a motor-driven cycle need not be equipped with brakes
Tennessee:
55-9-204. Brakes -- Equipment required on various type vehicles -- Penalty.
(b) Every motorcycle, and bicycle with motor attached, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one (1) brake, which may be operated by hand or foot.
Texas:
TEX TN. CODE ANN. § 547.403 : Texas Statutes - Section 547.403: SERVICE BRAKES REQUIRED
(2) are adequate to control the movement of the vehicle
Utah:
2010 Utah Code
Title 41 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 06a - Traffic Code
41-6a-1506 - Motorcycles -- Required equipment -- Brakes.
(f) a braking system
Vermont:
No info found
Virginia:
§ 46.2-1069. Brakes on motorcycles.
Every motorcycle manufactured after July 1, 1974, and driven on a highway in the Commonwealth shall be equipped with either a split-service brake system or two independently actuated brake systems which shall act on the front as well as the rear wheel or wheels.
Washington:
3) Brakes on all wheels. Every vehicle shall be equipped with brakes acting on all wheels
West Virginia:
2) Every motorcycle, motor-driven cycle and moped, when operated upon a highway, shall be equipped with at least one brake which may be operated by hand or foot.
Wisconsin:
347.35 Brakes
(2) Mopeds and motorcycles. No person may operate a moped or motorcycle upon a highway unless the moped or motorcycle is equipped with at least one brake capable of meeting the performance specifications set forth in s. 347.36. The brake may be designed to be operated either by hand or by foot.
Wyoming:
WY Stat § 31-5-950 (1997 through Reg Sess)
(a) Every motor vehicle and every combination of vehicles shall have a service braking system which will stop the vehicle or combination within forty (40) feet from an initial speed of twenty (20) miles per hour on a level, dry, smooth, hard surface or within such shorter distance as may be specified by the superintendent.
At least two brakes, one on front wheel, one on rear wheel;
may be hand- or foot-operated. Capable of stopping in 30
feet from 20 mph if brakes on all wheels; 40 feet from
20 mph if brakes are not on all wheels.
Mississippi:
MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
SEC. 63-7-51. General vehicle brake equipment requirements
(2) Every motorcycle, and bicycle with motor attached, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one brake, which may be operated by hand or foot.
Missouri:
Could only find info on bicycles????
Montana:
61-9-312. Performance ability of brakes. On a dry, hard, approximately level stretch of highway free from loose material, a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, upon application of the service brake, must be capable of stopping at a speed of 20 miles an hour within the following distances:
(5) 30 feet for motorcycles, quadricycles, and motor-driven cycles.
Nebraska:
60-6,244. Motor vehicles; brakes; requirements.
(1) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two wheels and so constructed that no part which is liable to failure shall be common to the two, except that a motorcycle shall be required to be equipped with only one brake.
Nevada:
NRS 486.301 Brakes. Every motorcycle or moped shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the stopping and holding as prescribed in NRS 484D.250 and 484D.255.
All motorcycles and mopeds............................. 43.5% 14 30
New Hampshire:
TITLE XXI
MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 266
EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES
Brakes
Section 266:27
266:27 Brakes Required. – Every motor vehicle driven upon the ways of this state shall be provided with adequate brakes in good working order and sufficient to control such vehicle at all times.
New Jersey:
New Jersey Statutes 39:3-67 Brake equipment required
Every motorcycle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one brake adequate to control the movement of and to stop such
New York:
§ 375. Equipment. 1. (a) Every motor vehicle, operated or driven upon
the public highways of the state, shall be provided with adequate brakes
and steering mechanism in good working order and sufficient to control
such vehicle at all times when the same is in use
New Mexico:
(2) every motorcycle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least two brakes that may be operated by hand or foot;
North Carolina:
§ 20‑124. Brakes.
(d) Every motorcycle and every motor‑driven cycle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one brake which may be operated by hand or foot.
North Dakota:
39-21-34. Brakes on motor-driven cycles.
Repealed by S.L. 1979, ch. 431, § 37
Ohio:
2011 Ohio Revised Code
Title [45] XLV MOTOR VEHICLES - AERONAUTICS - WATERCRAFT
Chapter 4513: TRAFFIC LAWS - EQUIPMENT; LOADS
4513.20 Brake equipment for vehicles.
(2) Every motorcycle, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one adequate brake, which may be operated by hand or by foot.
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
Title 47. Motor Vehicles
Chapter 12 - Equipment of Vehicles
Article Article 3 - Brakes
Section 12-301 - Brake Equipment Required
A. Every motor vehicle manufactured prior to September 1, 1961, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two wheels. If these two separate means of applying the brakes are connected in any way they shall be so constructed that failure of any one part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without brakes on at least two wheels.
B. 1. Every motor vehicle manufactured on or after September 1, 1961, operated upon the highways shall be equipped with service brakes upon all wheels.
Oregon:
At least one brake is required for motorcycles in Oregon. This brake may operate with a hand grip or a foot pedal. The brakes must be able to stop a motorcycle traveling 20 miles per hour in a distance of 25 feet or less. [ORS 815.125]
Pennsylvania:
(a) and required brake on front and rear wheels of motorcycle designated as 1974 or later model under Subsec. (b)
Rhode Island:
2010 Rhode Island Code
Title 31 Motor and Other vehicles
CHAPTER 31-23 Equipment and Accessories Generally
§ 31-23-4 Brake equipment required.
(b) Every motorcycle, and motor-driven cycle, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one brake, which may be operated by hand or foot, and which is adequate to control and stop the vehicle.
South Carolina:
No info found
South Dakota:
32-18-6. Motorcycles exempt from all-wheel requirement. The wheel of a sidecar attached to a motorcycle or to a motor-driven cycle, or the front wheel of a motor-driven cycle need not be equipped with brakes
Tennessee:
55-9-204. Brakes -- Equipment required on various type vehicles -- Penalty.
(b) Every motorcycle, and bicycle with motor attached, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one (1) brake, which may be operated by hand or foot.
Texas:
TEX TN. CODE ANN. § 547.403 : Texas Statutes - Section 547.403: SERVICE BRAKES REQUIRED
(2) are adequate to control the movement of the vehicle
Utah:
2010 Utah Code
Title 41 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 06a - Traffic Code
41-6a-1506 - Motorcycles -- Required equipment -- Brakes.
(f) a braking system
Vermont:
No info found
Virginia:
§ 46.2-1069. Brakes on motorcycles.
Every motorcycle manufactured after July 1, 1974, and driven on a highway in the Commonwealth shall be equipped with either a split-service brake system or two independently actuated brake systems which shall act on the front as well as the rear wheel or wheels.
Washington:
3) Brakes on all wheels. Every vehicle shall be equipped with brakes acting on all wheels
West Virginia:
2) Every motorcycle, motor-driven cycle and moped, when operated upon a highway, shall be equipped with at least one brake which may be operated by hand or foot.
Wisconsin:
347.35 Brakes
(2) Mopeds and motorcycles. No person may operate a moped or motorcycle upon a highway unless the moped or motorcycle is equipped with at least one brake capable of meeting the performance specifications set forth in s. 347.36. The brake may be designed to be operated either by hand or by foot.
Wyoming:
WY Stat § 31-5-950 (1997 through Reg Sess)
(a) Every motor vehicle and every combination of vehicles shall have a service braking system which will stop the vehicle or combination within forty (40) feet from an initial speed of twenty (20) miles per hour on a level, dry, smooth, hard surface or within such shorter distance as may be specified by the superintendent.
