Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
TRANSPORTATION CODE |
Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
Subtitle C. RULES OF THE ROAD |
Chapter 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT |
Subchapter M. ADDITIONAL OR ALTERNATIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTORCYCLES AND MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES |
Sec. 547.802. BRAKE EQUIPMENT
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(a) If a motorcycle, including a motor-driven cycle, complies with the performance requirements of Section 547.408, brakes are not required on the wheel of a sidecar attached to the cycle.
(b) If a motor-driven cycle complies with the performance standards of Section 547.408, brakes are not required on the front wheel of the cycle.
(c) The director may require an inspection of a motor-driven cycle braking system and may disapprove a system that:
(1) does not comply with the brake performance requirements in Section 547.408; or
(2) is not designed or constructed to ensure reasonable and reliable performance during actual use.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.