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 vehicles149. Brakes on motor vehicles |
No person shall operate on a public road a motor vehicle, other than a motor cycle, motor tricycle or trailer which is not equipped with a service brake, a parking brake and an emergency brake: Provided that—
| (a) | the emergency brake and parking brake may be one and the same brake; and |
| (b) | in the case of— |
| (i) | a motor vehicle which is equipped with a service brake consisting of two braking systems, such brake shall, when the systems brake the wheels independently, be deemed to be an emergency brake; |
| (ii) | a steam or electrically driven motor vehicle of which the engine or motor can be reversed, the reversing mechanism may be used instead of an emergency brake; and |
| (iii) | a tractor or haulage tractor, the brakes may be so constructed that the service brake may be used as a parking brake. |
[Regulation 149 substituted by regulation 41 of Notice No. R. 846 of 2014]