Horrific towing incident
I'm not sure if anyone will be able to get to this link. It's on Facebook. I felt compelled to post it. An uncaring driver Cut off some people who were telling a horse trailer. It was a disaster! ...
Forum Discussion
Cloud Dancer wrote:
I've been driving for 53 years, and I have never had a vehicular accident on a public road. If someone "cut's me off", and doesn't make contact with my vehicle, this means they were ahead of me. Therefore, I shouldn't have a need to "slam" my brakes. I touch the brake pedal in order to cancel the cruise control, while staying in full control of MY vehicle. Then, I take it from there.
It's different with a loaded horse trailer, though - your load is top-heavy by nature (horses being the leggy critters they are) and your load can startle and shift THEIR combined weight of probably a ton. Depending on what you are towing with, you can get the tail wagging the dog very quickly. Granted, most folks know to activate the trailer brakes manually to stop the swaying, but in a panic, that may not be the first thing that crosses your mind....
