VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 17.040
Brakes: Requirements
Every motor vehicle operated on a highway shall be equipped with brakes in good working order
capable of stopping the motor vehicle within (insert applicable required stopping distance based on
category of vehicle as prescribed in Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1067) when such vehicle is traveling at 20
miles per hour on a dry, hard, level stretch of highway free from loose material.
If the driver of a vehicle fails to equip his vehicle properly, then he is negligent.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
- Content hash
0565115dda3b1e685370b001d073d72014c18d169127f8e4fc563fc1c2970e65
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