Trailing behind 5th wheel

[mikewats]

We go to Fort Wilderness often during the year. I recently bought golf cart to use while we are camping there. My question is I see several 5th wheels coming thru Georgia with a trailer behind them either to haul a motorcycle or golf cart. I think Georgia law prohibits that if your are a Georgia resident. Does anyone know what the law is and if one played ignorant just wondering what the worst that could happen

[laknox]

...and then you get into the grey area of swivel-wheel platforms... 🙂

Lyle

[majorgator]

VoodooMedicineMan wrote:
Georgia and Florida do not allow double towing with an RV.

Here is a web site showing which states allow and don't allow

Your website link is from 2009, so definitely not valid anymore.
My relative that is current LEO (highway patrol) has confirmed to me that it IS LEGAL in FL.

[n7bsn]

RustyJC wrote:

Bayley wrote:
Check it out but in a lot of cases if towing an extra trailer behind your 5th wheel is legal in the state where it is registered, it is legal to do it in a state that does not normally allow it.

Reciprocity applies to driver licenses, not the "rules of the road." I have to conform to the traffic laws of any state I'm traveling through - including speed limits, maximum lengths, double-towing, etc.

Maybe you'll get away with it, but maybe you won't. If you do, it's a matter of courtesy or luck.....

Rusty

Rusty is correct. Reciprocity does not apply to "safety" issues, like double towing or motorcycle helmets.

[VoodooMedicineM]

Georgia and Florida do not allow double towing with an RV.

Here is a web site showing which states allow and don't allow

[majorgator]

Dog Folks wrote:
Don't know about Georgia, but Disney is in Florida and I do know about Florida. It is illegal in Florida to tow a trailer behind a 5th wheel.

Can't predict if you will get caught or not, but the Florida Highway Patrol will not ignore you.

Playing ignorant is not a good idea as it is well established that ignorance to the law is no excuse.

You can be stopped in Florida, fined, and have to un-hook the trailer. You will not be allowed to travel any further. So if you have money to burn, and don't mind leaving your trailer on the side of the road while you make other arrangements, go for it.

I travel all over FL for my profession, up and down the interstate usually. I frequently see a trailer being hauled behind a 5th wheel. The other day, I saw a motorhome pulling a box trailer and a small utility trailer attached to it. I, for one, would like to know the legal answer to this question in FL, as I'm interesting in doing exactly what the OP is saying.

***EDIT***
I just asked a family member of mine that is a Highway Patrol here in FL, and he confirmed that the law changed a few yew years back to allow for this. I think this answers the question!

[RustyJC]

Bayley wrote:
Check it out but in a lot of cases if towing an extra trailer behind your 5th wheel is legal in the state where it is registered, it is legal to do it in a state that does not normally allow it.

Reciprocity applies to driver licenses, not the "rules of the road." I have to conform to the traffic laws of any state I'm traveling through - including speed limits, maximum lengths, double-towing, etc.

Maybe you'll get away with it, but maybe you won't. If you do, it's a matter of courtesy or luck.....

Rusty

[Bayley]

Check it out but in a lot of cases if towing an extra trailer behind your 5th wheel is legal in the state where it is registered, it is legal to do it in a state that does not normally allow it.

[Dog_Folks]

Don't know about Georgia, but Disney is in Florida and I do know about Florida. It is illegal in Florida to tow a trailer behind a 5th wheel.

Can't predict if you will get caught or not, but the Florida Highway Patrol will not ignore you.

Playing ignorant is not a good idea as it is well established that ignorance to the law is no excuse.

You can be stopped in Florida, fined, and have to un-hook the trailer. You will not be allowed to travel any further. So if you have money to burn, and don't mind leaving your trailer on the side of the road while you make other arrangements, go for it.