Michigan Emergency Brake Road legal Requirement.

[Michigan sport.]

I'm sure many of you are aware of Michigan's emergency brake requirement.  I'm wondering if anyone has a good solution. 

Beyond paying the few fab places $$$$.. I'm curious is there another rear caliper with e brake style that would interchange with slight mods to  the Maverick sport rear mounting bracket?

[Pop Bob]

I guess I’m not familiar with the requirement

Pop Bob

[Joe Breaux]

Odd that it didn't come with one

[Pop Bob]

Ok. I read up on it. Yes, Joe Breaux, I’m surprised it isn’t built with one also. Any vehicle with this type of transmission with no direct full time connection to the wheels should have one. And I would venture to say every type should have one regardless of transmission type- on or off road. Here’s a glitch. On vehicles where the drive shaft has a brake, if you have an open differential, you technically do not have two wheels braked. Hmmm. 
Pop Bob

[Alien10]

Disclaimer:  I am a hopeless tinkerer.  

Depending on whether the regs specify that the E brake be a separate brake from the regular brakes, what if..... (here goes)....

You fashion a bracket under the dash near the brake pedal's mounting arm.  Some kind of a ratcheted lever that you could engage with the brake pedal's arm to hold the brake pedal down locking up the brakes.  Then a release latch to let it go.  Maybe something as simple as a notched arm bolted to the floor that pivots over to hook onto the brake pedal's arm and keep it down and the brakes engaged.  ??

Like I said, I am a hopeless tinkerer. 😉 

[Pop Bob]

Kind of like on a tractor. Yes, technically it will work, but it won’t be legal. The emergency brake must be separate from the service brake. 

[Alien10]

Of course, it has to be more complicated, its the Government.