37-17 Amend Traffic Code to Align with ORC

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to control the movement of and to stop and to hold the vehicle de- signed to be applied by the driver of the towing motor vehicle from its cab, and also designed and connected so that, in case of a breaka- way of the towed vehicle, the brakes shall be automatically applied : A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every trailer or semitrailer, except a pole trailer, with an empty weight of two thou- sand pounds or more, manufactured or assembled on or after January 1, 1942; B. Every manufactured home or travel trailer with an empty weight of two thousand pounds or more, manufactured or assembled on or after January 1, 2001. (5) Evely watercraft trailer with a gross weight or manufactur- er's gross vehicle weight rating of three thousand pounds or more that is manufactured or assembled on or after January 1, 2008, shall have separate brakes equipped with hydraulic surge or electrically operated brakes on two wheels. (6) in any combination of motor -drawn trailers or semitrailers equipped with brakes, means shall be provided for applying the rearmost brakes in approximate synchronism with the brakes on the towing vehicle, and developing the required braking effort on the rearmost wheels at the fastest rate; or means shall be provided for applying braking effort first on the rearmost brakes; or both of the above means, capable of being used alternatively, may be employed. (7) Evely vehicle and combination of vehicles , except motor- cycles and motorized bicycles, and except trailers and semitrailers of a gross weight of less than 2,000 pounds, and pole trailers, shall be equipped with parking brakes adequate to bold the vehicle on any grade on which it is operated, under all conditions of loading, on a surface free from snow, ice or loose material. The parking brakes shall be capable of being applied in conformance with the foregoing requirements by the driver's muscular effort or by spling action or by equivalent means. Their operation may be assisted by the service brakes or other sources of power provided that failure of the service brake actuation system or other power assisting mechanism will not prevent the parking brakes from being applied in conformance with the foregoing requirements. The parking brakes shall be so de- signed that when once applied they shall remain applied with the re- quired effectiveness despite exhaustion of any source of energy or leakage of any kind. (1) The same brake drums, brake shoes and lining assemblies, brake shoe anchors, and mechanical brake shoe actuation mechanism normally associated with the wheel brake assemblies may be used for both the service brakes and the parking brakes. If the means of ap- plying the parking brakes and the service brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one part shall not leave the vehicle without operative brakes. (2) Every motor vehicle or combination of motor -drawn vehi- cles shall be capable at all times and under all conditions of loading of being stopped on a dry, smooth, level road free from loose mate- rial, upon application of the service or foot brake, within the follow- ing specified distances, or shall be capable of being decelerated at a sustained rate cOlTesponding to these distances: