To Brake assist or not to brake assist ?
Ok, new to the Class A lifestyle, had a Fifth wheel in the past. Looking to setup my tow vehicle. I purchased a 2019 Kia Soul, weighs less than 3,000 lbs. So question is this. Go with no brake ass...
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rgatijnet1 wrote:wa8yxm wrote:
The other law is called "Reckless Endangerment" and if you rear end me and you don't have aux brakes on the "Trailer".. Well .. I'll be rich.
In your dreams. :B
I gave actual replies from a couple of States, I have 40+ replies that all say basically the same thing when asked about towing a VEHICLE 4 down. A vehicle is not a trailer, and none of the States I contacted considered it a trailer.
Provide some facts, like names of specific people in positions of enforcement authority, to back up your OPINION and maybe, someone will believe you.
I did my homework, now do yours. Here is the name of the man in Connecticut that also agrees no supplemental braking system is legally required.
Donald Bridge, Jr., Lieutenant
CT Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Commercial Vehicle Safety Division
60 State Street
Wethersfield, CT 06161
Phone: (860) 263-5446
Fax: (860) 263-5587
Lt. the Civil law is not your department Thus you do not know it.
US-Gear states that a proper AUX BRAKE system can reduce your stoppign distance by as much as 1/3.. I think that's a bit .. Optimistic but I did study physics in college and I have a question for you.
I have been told over and over how much longer it takes to stop a "Big Rig" as opposed to a car.. Ok here is the question
When you are measureing skid marks to decide how fast a speeding driver was flying before the crash.. DO you use a diferent formula for a Loaded semi and a pick up truck?
The weight of the vehicle factors out if ALL WHEELS are braking and only the speed remains as a variable. SO if the vehicle slid 100 feet it was going xx mph.. PREIOD.
BUT if you have wheels NOT breaking (As in a free wheeling "Trailer" and I put trailer in quotes because it need not be a Trailer) then the math is much much much more complex and the skid distance is much farther.. 1/3 (as US gear says) perhaps not but that is my source.
And knowning that as any high school physics student SHOULD knwo. It is reckless to NOT have aux brakes though I'll admit if you have like a 10 to 1 weight ratio ... the diference won't be that great.
