PAddy wrote on 08/06/6 at 20:49:26:It's only $200 or so more to add the extra hydraulic circuit to the rear
No, it's true man. If you're modifying your car, specifically to conform to this law by doing anything other than adding a steel cable brake line. Then you are wasting your time, because it still won't conform.
In the phrase: "two separate means", the word "means" means "how it is applied". I don't mean to sound mean (english is fun!), but here's the dictionary definition:
"means (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A method, a course of action, or an instrument by which an act can be accomplished or an end achieved. "
In this case, the word 'means' could be directly replaced by the word 'method'.
The fact that stock mechanical brakes activate the same braking mechanism as the pedal, is irrelivant. The end result is the same, but the method is still different, and that is the relevant part.