Inspection Manual (Motorcycle & Moped) - Vermont Department of ...
Inspection Manual (Motorcycle & Moped) - Vermont Department of ...
Inspection Manual (Motorcycle & Moped) - Vermont Department of ...
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Procedure:<br />
SECTION 6 – BRAKES<br />
ROAD TEST<br />
1. Brake tests on the highway or street should be conducted on a substantially level,<br />
dry, smooth road free from loose material, oil or grease.<br />
2. The driver should stop the vehicle in the shortest possible distance.<br />
3. The brake application should be started at as close to 20 MPH as practical.<br />
4. The required minimum performance is for the vehicle to stop within thirty feet (30’)<br />
from 20 MPH.<br />
Reject vehicle if:<br />
Failure <strong>of</strong> the vehicle to stop in the distance equal to or less than specified.<br />
Procedure:<br />
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS)<br />
If ABS equipped, inspect vehicle for properly operating ABS.<br />
Reject vehicle if:<br />
ABS light fails to illuminate.<br />
Procedure:<br />
PEDAL RESERVE<br />
With vehicle in standing position, measure the brake travel when forty (40) to sixty (60)<br />
pounds <strong>of</strong> pressure have been applied to the pedal.<br />
Reject vehicle if:<br />
Foot and hand levers do not have at least one third (1/3 rd ) <strong>of</strong> their travel as reserve after<br />
brakes are fully applied.<br />
MTC 6.1
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