Dinghy brakes or not?
I'm hesitant about this topic because I will probably get lectured but I'm wondering how many of you flat tow with no supplemental brakes? My situation is a 30 ft motor home towing a 2700 lb. Chevy So...
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SoCalDesertRider wrote:
Mowermech points out that many states simply have a braking performance law, rather than laws based simply on the weight of the towed vehicle or trailer. A simple braking performance law makes the most sense.
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and exactly how is this to be administered/enforced/monitored/etc.?
Is this stopping distance to be measured on concrete/blacktop/gravel/dirt?
the easiest solution for a LEO if he/she stops a combination that appears to be inadequate, would be to issue a citation, requiring the offender to have this test done and certified before ticket was "torn up". this would be a nightmare for the public as well as law enforcement. do you propose that there be a nation wide standard such as "obamabrake"?
totally unworkable, but that hasn't stopped the feds before.
bumpy
