2014 Florida Statute on Double Towing

Dog Folks wrote:

That makes things a little clearer, but worse actually. An RV dealer in the state that does not know the applicable laws of his state and yet offers advice that is completely wrong! Oh well.

Not RV.. Trailer

Then this product as mentioned in the "weight police" thread is definitely not allowed.

Safety Hitch

GrumpyandGrandma wrote:

Dog Folks wrote:

GrumpyandGrandma wrote:
This discussion has been going on forever... There are post after post by people who have double towed in the State of FL with no ramifications. What is interesting is FL law has seperate definitions for trailer and fw a trailer cannot exceed 40 ft and a fw cannot have more than 400 sq ft of living space no mention of length.

According to a large trailer dealer in DAYTONA, double towing with a FW is legal and if you ever travel I-75 you see it all the time. Also it is done by people visiting Walt Disney World pulling golf carts behind their FW and they are FL residents.:?

So the "discussion", "disagreement" or what ever continues.:)

Must be a pretty smart dealer in Dayton,Ohio to know the laws of every state between Ohio and Florida. Well, he is wrong about Florida.

Doing something and not getting caught does NOT make it legal.

It is against Florida statues to double tow. Simple as that. It just is not heavily enforced.

If Florida Highway Patrol decided to start enforcing the law, with the associated fines, everyone would be screaming about that!

Pick your poison.

TYPO DAYTONA

That makes things a little clearer, but worse actually. An RV dealer in the state that does not know the applicable laws of his state and yet offers advice that is completely wrong! Oh well.

Dog Folks wrote:

GrumpyandGrandma wrote:
This discussion has been going on forever... There are post after post by people who have double towed in the State of FL with no ramifications. What is interesting is FL law has seperate definitions for trailer and fw a trailer cannot exceed 40 ft and a fw cannot have more than 400 sq ft of living space no mention of length.

According to a large trailer dealer in DAYTONA, double towing with a FW is legal and if you ever travel I-75 you see it all the time. Also it is done by people visiting Walt Disney World pulling golf carts behind their FW and they are FL residents.:?

So the "discussion", "disagreement" or what ever continues.:)

Must be a pretty smart dealer in Dayton,Ohio to know the laws of every state between Ohio and Florida. Well, he is wrong about Florida.

Doing something and not getting caught does NOT make it legal.

It is against Florida statues to double tow. Simple as that. It just is not heavily enforced.

If Florida Highway Patrol decided to start enforcing the law, with the associated fines, everyone would be screaming about that!

Pick your poison.

TYPO DAYTONA

GrumpyandGrandma wrote:
This discussion has been going on forever... There are post after post by people who have double towed in the State of FL with no ramifications. What is interesting is FL law has seperate definitions for trailer and fw a trailer cannot exceed 40 ft and a fw cannot have more than 400 sq ft of living space no mention of length.

According to a large trailer dealer in Dayton, double towing with a FW is legal and if you ever travel I-75 you see it all the time. Also it is done by people visiting Walt Disney World pulling golf carts behind their FW and they are FL residents.:?

So the "discussion", "disagreement" or what ever continues.:)

Must be a pretty smart dealer in Dayton,Ohio to know the laws of every state between Ohio and Florida. Well, he is wrong about Florida.

Doing something and not getting caught does NOT make it legal.

It is against Florida statues to double tow. Simple as that. It just is not heavily enforced.

If Florida Highway Patrol decided to start enforcing the law, with the associated fines, everyone would be screaming about that!

Pick your poison.

This discussion has been going on forever... There are post after post by people who have double towed in the State of FL with no ramifications. What is interesting is FL law has seperate definitions for trailer and fw a trailer cannot exceed 40 ft and a fw cannot have more than 400 sq ft of living space no mention of length.

According to a large trailer dealer in Daytona, double towing with a FW is legal and if you ever travel I-75 you see it all the time. Also it is done by people visiting Walt Disney World pulling golf carts behind their FW and they are FL residents.:?

So the "discussion", "disagreement" or what ever continues.:)

SEE BELOW and ABOVE

I would imagine that any state legislature could come up with some stupid requirements for most anything and as stated the only "challenge" would be to get cited for it and go to court. Of course if you get stopped towing doubles, and the highway patrol stops you, cites you and tells you to drop the second vehicle, and you refuse to do so and try to drive off, I think you will have a very unpleasant day and will have many other charges to defend in court.
bumpy

ogfalconsr wrote:
Has anyone, particularly from the great state of Florida, ever inquired and received a clear answer/response from a Florida state official as to why the state does not allow for double towing with privately owned RV?.......snip.....

There are two ways to discover the "reasons" behind a law:

1) By studying its legislative history
and
2) By directly challenging a specific law in Court.

While not the cheapest option, the second way may be the most efficient since it forces the Lawmaking body to establish its justification/constitutionality/etc.