Section Saf-C 3226.28 - Parking Brake System(a) A vehicle shall be rejected for the parking brake system if: (1) The parking brake control cannot be reached when the driver is in a seated position;(2) The operating mechanism fails to hold the brakes in the applied position without a manual effort;(3) The operating control "bottoms" before the brakes are fully applied;(4) The parking brakes do not fully apply and release when the driver control is operated;(5) The parking brake system is insufficient to hold the vehicle to the limit of traction on a grade either facing forward or rearward, with the vehicle in neutral;(6) The parking brake system does not hold the vehicle with engine slightly accelerated in low gear; or(7) There are any non-manufactured holes or cracks in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake.N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 3226.28
(See Revision Notes at chapter heading Saf-C 3200) #8915, eff 6-22-07
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 06, Filed February 11, 2016, Proposed by #11016, Effective 1/6/2016, Expires 1/6/2026.