Car Tow Dolly Question
OK, maybe a silly question, but how long have most states required brakes on tow dollys? I'm in the market for one, and while I have NO plans to buy one without brakes, my wife asked how long has the...
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Big Katuna wrote:
Brake laws at state levels are about TRAILERS. They don’t address towed cars, boats, etc.
Legally, a tow dolly is looked at like more like a hitch accessory than a trailer hence no license or registration requirement.
That’s just a silly statement.
For example, Florida Statutes say;
316.003 (58)?TRAILER.—Any vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle.
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316.261?Brake equipment required.—Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and any combination of such vehicles, operating upon a highway within this state shall be equipped with brakes in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
