ROH §15-19.25

Brake stopping distance rules for vehicles

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This section sets the minimum stopping ability for every vehicle or combination of vehicles on the road. It requires that the service brake can stop the vehicle within a certain distance from 20 miles per hour on a dry, level road, or achieve a certain deceleration rate. The exact distances depend on whether all wheels have brakes.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Performance ability of brakes

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

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, approximately level road free from loose material, upon application of the service (foot) brake, within the distance specified below, or shall be capable of being decelerated at a sustained rate corresponding to the distances specified below: 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

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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