Trailing behind 5th wheel

Don't know about Georgia, but Disney is in Florida and I do know about Florida. It is illegal in Florida to tow a trailer behind a 5th wheel.

Can't predict if you will get caught or not, but the Florida Highway Patrol will not ignore you.

Playing ignorant is not a good idea as it is well established that ignorance to the law is no excuse.

You can be stopped in Florida, fined, and have to un-hook the trailer. You will not be allowed to travel any further. So if you have money to burn, and don't mind leaving your trailer on the side of the road while you make other arrangements, go for it.

Check it out but in a lot of cases if towing an extra trailer behind your 5th wheel is legal in the state where it is registered, it is legal to do it in a state that does not normally allow it.

Bayley wrote:
Check it out but in a lot of cases if towing an extra trailer behind your 5th wheel is legal in the state where it is registered, it is legal to do it in a state that does not normally allow it.

Reciprocity applies to driver licenses, not the "rules of the road." I have to conform to the traffic laws of any state I'm traveling through - including speed limits, maximum lengths, double-towing, etc.

Maybe you'll get away with it, but maybe you won't. If you do, it's a matter of courtesy or luck.....

Rusty

Dog Folks wrote:
Don't know about Georgia, but Disney is in Florida and I do know about Florida. It is illegal in Florida to tow a trailer behind a 5th wheel.

Can't predict if you will get caught or not, but the Florida Highway Patrol will not ignore you.

Playing ignorant is not a good idea as it is well established that ignorance to the law is no excuse.

You can be stopped in Florida, fined, and have to un-hook the trailer. You will not be allowed to travel any further. So if you have money to burn, and don't mind leaving your trailer on the side of the road while you make other arrangements, go for it.

I travel all over FL for my profession, up and down the interstate usually. I frequently see a trailer being hauled behind a 5th wheel. The other day, I saw a motorhome pulling a box trailer and a small utility trailer attached to it. I, for one, would like to know the legal answer to this question in FL, as I'm interesting in doing exactly what the OP is saying.

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I just asked a family member of mine that is a Highway Patrol here in FL, and he confirmed that the law changed a few yew years back to allow for this. I think this answers the question!

Georgia and Florida do not allow double towing with an RV.

Here is a web site showing which states allow and don't allow

RustyJC wrote:

Bayley wrote:
Check it out but in a lot of cases if towing an extra trailer behind your 5th wheel is legal in the state where it is registered, it is legal to do it in a state that does not normally allow it.

Reciprocity applies to driver licenses, not the "rules of the road." I have to conform to the traffic laws of any state I'm traveling through - including speed limits, maximum lengths, double-towing, etc.

Maybe you'll get away with it, but maybe you won't. If you do, it's a matter of courtesy or luck.....

Rusty

Rusty is correct. Reciprocity does not apply to "safety" issues, like double towing or motorcycle helmets.

VoodooMedicineMan wrote:
Georgia and Florida do not allow double towing with an RV.

Here is a web site showing which states allow and don't allow

Your website link is from 2009, so definitely not valid anymore.
My relative that is current LEO (highway patrol) has confirmed to me that it IS LEGAL in FL.

...and then you get into the grey area of swivel-wheel platforms... :-)

Lyle

majorgator wrote:

VoodooMedicineMan wrote:
Georgia and Florida do not allow double towing with an RV.

Here is a web site showing which states allow and don't allow

Your website link is from 2009, so definitely not valid anymore.
My relative that is current LEO (highway patrol) has confirmed to me that it IS LEGAL in FL.

2011 Florida Statutes - chapter 316 sections 515

LENGTH LIMITATION.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, length limitations apply solely to a semitrailer or trailer, and not to a truck tractor or to the overall length of a combination of vehicles. No combination of commercial motor vehicles coupled together and operating on the public roads may consist of more than one truck tractor and two trailing units. Unless otherwise specifically provided for in this section, a combination of vehicles not qualifying as commercial motor vehicles may consist of no more than two units coupled together; such nonqualifying combination of vehicles may not exceed a total length of 65 feet,


Looks like as in most States/Provinces, doubling towing is ok as long as you are 65 feet or less combined length? But then I'm not a Lawyer... and "two units coupled together"... could/maybe, mean TV and trailer, or TV and two trailers(units)?

mikewats wrote:
We go to Fort Wilderness often during the year. I recently bought golf cart to use while we are camping there. My question is I see several 5th wheels coming thru Georgia with a trailer behind them either to haul a motorcycle or golf cart. I think Georgia law prohibits that if your are a Georgia resident. Does anyone know what the law is and if one played ignorant just wondering what the worst that could happen

"Does anyone know......."
Check the law in the state/s you plan to travel in/through.

Ignorance of the law (anywhere) is *no* excuse!..:S

Registration and DLs are the only items with reciprocity from state to state.
*Maybe* you get away with it, maybe not.
(Every state is looking for "avenues" to increase revenue - what might have been ignored before, may not be now)

Soooooo - - Worst thing that could happen....

1. Citation - and/or

2. UN-hook the trailer and find a way to get it where you want without the double tow.

Your dice to roll. Good luck!..:D

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