Dinghy brakes or not?

mowermech wrote:

Y-Guy wrote:

mowermech wrote:
Please cite the Washington State law.
While you are at it, please cite the Washington State law that gives legal definitions regarding vehicles.

I think this is the section of the RCW you are asking for

RCW 46.37.340

Yes, that is ONE of the laws I asked for.
But, it references RCW 46.37.351, Performance Ability of Brakes. For our purposes, look at Para 3, C-4. IF your rig can do that without aux brakes, you are legal!

Now, look at RCW 46.04.620, (the other law I asked for) which states:
"Trailer" includes every vehicle without motive power designed for being drawn by or used in conjunction with a motor vehicle constructed so that no appreciable part of its weight rests upon or is carried by such motor vehicle, but does not include a municipal transit vehicle, or any portion thereof. "Trailer" does not include a cargo extension.
Note that a "trailer" includes EVERY vehicle WITHOUT MOTIVE POWER designed for being drawn by or used in conjunction with a motor vehicle".
Is that an accurate description of a towed motor vehicle?
It appears that in Washington State a towed motor vehicle does not meet the legal definition of a "trailer"! If that is true, trailer braking laws do not apply!

It does not require a law degree to READ most laws. They are usually written in language that nearly anybody can understand, as in the three laws noted above for Washington State, or the Montana laws I previously noted.
It ain't brain surgery, folks.

Read it again. that's rule is for those who are under 3000# and it must be demonstrated
to quote:
C-2 Combinations of a two-axle towing vehicle and a trailer with a gross trailer weight of 3,000 pounds or less . . . .