Towing Speed - Am I Going Too Slow?!

Fact: your TV is going to accelerate slower than normal, handle worse than normal, and brake worse than normal. So you better be driving slower than normal to compensate. It also obstructs your vision to the rear and sides, so you don't want to be changing lanes if you can help it. All that says you absolutely do not want to be one of the faster vehicles on the road, you want to be one of the slower ones.

Do not feel pressured to drive any faster than 5-10 mph below the flow of traffic. And NEVER faster than you feel comfortable driving, no matter what.

Your mileage will be so much better, and the entire world so much safer. Your rig is so large, and just uncommon enough NOBODY is going to fail to see you, and they all expect you to be slower than everybody else. So let THEM go around YOU, rather than the other way around.

It should be noted that some places REQUIRE you to pull over and let folks behind you past, such as in California. But even so, it is simple courtesy to do so when traffic backs up behind you. As I recall, California says if there are 5 vehicles back there, you MUST let them by.

Just remember that you will never see the folks driving the same speed you are because they will either be in front of you or behind you.

Don't feel pressured to go faster if there is traffic behind you. Driving 5 to 10 MPH below the maximum speed limit is reasonable when towing. Be courteous and pull over every so often when it is safe and let the traffic behind you pass you.

In California the maximum speed limit when towing is 55 MPH even though the maximum is 70 MPH when not towing.

Look at your trailers tires. If their ST tires they are speed rated at 65

Hi,
Drive at a speed that is comfortable for you. As you tow more you will develop more confidence. As for pulling over to allow faster traffic to pass, do so when it is safe.
happy trails,
Kyle

I always stay at or below the speed limit. The speed limit sign is the maximum speed. In my state the max vehicle backup behind you is five. Then it's stated to allow to pass when safe. I would go what ever speed you feel safe. You don't have the brake capacity when towing as a sports car.

let them pass, if you can, when you go under the limit but if you are uncomfortable driving fast don't. The speed will come in time when you get more comfortable.