Laws about TOADS?
We have our Miata on a tow dolly behind our 23 foot motorhome, and we are headed to California from Arizona. Will we encounter any problems with the law since it is on the tow dolly backwards? The s...
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hipower wrote:Peralko wrote:
We once towed my parent's Grand Marquis backward on a tow dolly from Lubbock to Kingman and did not have any problem, but it it is not something I would do on a regular basis. As far as lights go, every tow dolly I have seen have lights, so no extra light is needed for the car.
The lights on tow dollys do not meet the requirements for lights on the rear of a vehicle since they are more than three feet from the rear of towed vehicle.
I was cited for that in Va and warned in NC before I bought the magnetic lights. NC was a warning because I showed the officer my previous citation and told him I was headed to Camping World in Statesville to purchase lights. On the other hand I see people doing exactly what I was cited for on a regular basis and not getting stopped.
I think you are correct and that it is likely the law in every state, however, it's probably one of those things that is largely overlooked by law enforcement.
