Town of Milton, DE Article IV Brakes and Mufflers

§ 209-14 Maintenance and adjustment of brakes.

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 the opposite side of the vehicle.

§ 209-15 Braking distance established.

A. The service brakes upon any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be adequate to stop such vehicle when traveling 20 miles per hour within a distance of 30 feet upon dry asphalt or concrete pavement surface free from loose material where the grade does not exceed 1%.

B. Under the road conditions mentioned in Subsection A of this section, the hand brake shall be adequate to stop the vehicle within the distance of 55 feet. The hand brake shall be adequate to hold such vehicle stationary on any grade within the Town of Milton upon which the vehicle may be operated.

C. Under the road conditions mentioned in Subsection A of this section, the service brakes upon a motor vehicle equipped with two-wheel brakes only shall be adequate to stop the vehicle within a distance of 40 feet and the hand brake adequate to stop the vehicle within a distance of 55 feet.

§ 209-16 Conformity with brake equipment regulations.

A. Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway or street shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle and any trailer or semitrailer attached thereto, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be constructed so that no part which is liable to failure shall be common to the two. A motorcycle need be equipped with only one brake.

B. All brakes shall further conform to the provisions of Chapter 43, Title 21 of the Delaware Code, as amended.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: See 21 Del. C. § 4301 et seq.

§ 209-17 Mufflers required; cutouts prohibited.

A. No person shall drive any motor vehicle on a public street within the corporate limits of the Town unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise.

B. No person shall use a muffler cutout on any motor vehicle upon any public street within the corporate limits of the Town.

C. As used in this section "motor vehicle" shall mean and include any vehicle, which is self-propelled, except farm tractors.

§ 209-18 Violations and penalties.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof before a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200 and shall pay the costs of prosecution.