---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 214.529"
title: "49"
number: "214.529"
heading: "In-service failure of primary braking system."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/214.529"
---

# §214.529. In-service failure of primary braking system.

- (a) In the event of a total in-service failure of its primary braking system, an on-track roadway maintenance machine may be operated for the remainder of its tour of duty with the use of a secondary braking system or by coupling to another machine, if such operations may be done safely.
- (b) If the total in-service failure of an on-track roadway maintenance machine's primary braking system occurs where other equipment is not available for coupling, the machine may, if it is safe to do so, travel to a clearance or repair point where it shall be placed out of service until repaired.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 68 FR 44407, July 28, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-20103, 20107, 21301-21302, 31304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 57 FR 28127, June 24, 1992, unless otherwise noted.