MPond wrote:
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I used to have links to specific DMV articles about flat towing, break-away brake exceptions, etc..., but I bought a trailer and now my toad rides on that.
If anyone is interested, while looking for some other info on the CA DMV site, I stumbled into the DMV article that says cars being towed with a tow bar are
NOT required to have a break-away switch:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/?1dmy&urile=wcm:path:/dmv_content_en/dmv/pubs/dl648/dl648pt11
Note: for some reason, this isn't working as a clicky, but if you copy and paste it, it will work... I've also made a TinyURL link to it that works:
http://tinyurl.com/mr4y5teAgain - it's not that I'm recommending not using a break-away brake system, just saying that it's not illegal in CA, even though some brake system manufacturers would have you believe otherwise.