2025 Georgia Codes – Page 384

(a) Except as provided for in subsection (b) of this Code section, every motor vehicle or combination of
motor drawn vehicles shall be capable at all times and under all conditions of loading of being stopped on a
dry, smooth, level road free from loose material, upon application of the service (foot) brake within the dis-
tances specified in this Code section or shall be capable of being decelerated at a sustained rate correspond-
ing to these distances.
Feet to
Stop
From 20
Miles
Per Hour
Deceleration
in
Feet Per
Second
Vehicles or combinations of vehicles having brakes on all wheels 30 14
Vehicles or combinations of vehicles not having brakes on all wheels 40 10.7
(b) The brake performance ability for commercial motor vehicles shall be as provided for in the federal motor
carrier safety regulations contained in 49 C.F.R. 393.52 and adopted by the commissioner of public safety
pursuant to Code Section 40-1-8. Commercial motor vehicles shall be capable at all times and under all con-
ditions of loading of being stopped on a dry, smooth, level road free from loose material upon application of
the service (foot) brake within the distances specified in those rules.

All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as
practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle.