A. Generally: Every motor vehicle, other than a motor-driven cycle and an antique vehicle displaying an antique plate, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle, including two (2) separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least one wheel on a motorcycle and at least two (2) wheels on all other first division and second division vehicles. If these two (2) separate means of applying the brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without brakes.
B. Motorcycles: Every motor-driven cycle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with at least one brake which may be operated by hand or foot.
C. Antique Vehicles: Every antique vehicle shall be equipped with the brakes of the same type originally installed by the manufacturer as original equipment and in working order.
D. Trailers and Semi-Trailers: Every trailer or semi-trailer of a gross weight of three thousand (3,000) pounds or more, when operated upon a highway, must be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of, to stop and to hold such vehicle, and designed so as to be operable by the driver of the towing vehicle from its cab. Such brakes must be so designed and connected that in case of an accidental breakaway of a towed vehicle weighing five thousand (5,000) pounds or more, the brakes are automatically applied.
E. Service Brakes: Every motor vehicle, trailer, pole trailer or semi-trailer sold in this Village or operated upon the highways shall be equipped with service brakes upon all wheels of every such vehicle, except any motor-driven cycle, and except that any trailer, pole trailer or semi-trailer of less than three thousand (3,000) pounds' gross weight need not be equipped with brakes, and except that any trailer or semi-trailer with gross weight of three thousand (3,000) pounds but under five thousand (5,000) pounds need be equipped with brakes on only one wheel on each side of the vehicle. Any motor vehicle and truck tractor having three (3) or more axles need not have brakes on the front wheels, except when such vehicles are equipped with at least two (2) steerable axles, the wheels of one such axle need not be equipped with brakes. However, a vehicle that is more than thirty (30) years of age and which is driven on the highways only in going to and returning from an antique auto show or for servicing or for a demonstration need be equipped with two (2) wheel brakes only. (1976 Code §19-217)