National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)RegulationsNational Road Traffic Regulations, 2000Chapter VI : Fitness of VehiclesPart II : Equipment on or in respect of vehicles156. Condition and operation of brakes |
| (1) | A brake required in terms of these regulations, shall— |
| (a) | be in good working order and condition whenever the vehicle to which it is fitted is operated on a public road; and |
| (b) | when tested in terms of regulation 155, except in the case of a motor cycle with side-car, act with approximately equal intensity on the wheels symmetrically placed in relation to the longitudinal centre-line of the vehicle. |
| (2) | No person shall operate on a public road a motor vehicle equipped with a service brake which is operated solely by air or vacuum pressure, unless there is fitted in the driving compartment of such vehicle a device (other than a gauge indicating pressure) whereby the driver of the vehicle is given visible or audible warning of incorrect air or vacuum pressure before the pressure becomes such that the brake is incapable of stopping the vehicle as contemplated in regulation 155. |
| (3) | If a drawn vehicle is equipped with a service brake operated solely by air or vacuum pressure, the device referred to in subregulation (2) shall be fitted in the driving compartment of the drawing vehicle. |