---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 56.19062"
title: "30"
number: "56.19062"
heading: "Maximum acceleration and deceleration."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/56.19062"
---

# §56.19062. Maximum acceleration and deceleration.


Maximum normal operating acceleration and deceleration shall not exceed 6 feet per second per second. During emergency braking, the deceleration shall not exceed 16 feet per second per second.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 4054, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted.