Electric Breaks and the law

3oaks wrote:
A whole bunch of preachers, but no one answered the question. :R

jarata1, I would contact your state department of transportation or vehicle licensing agency to get the right answer. ;)

x2. The laws vary by state and sometimes those websites that have condensed versions of the law aren't quite accurate. For example, the AAA digest suggests that Oregon has no trailer brake requirements as long as you can stop within a certain distance. That's not quite true. Oregon says that if the trailer came with brakes, they must be operational and hooked up. Massachusetts may be similar. Only your DOT will know for sure.

Besides, if you want to take the trailer to neighboring states, they may have different laws that require brakes. Just because you comply with your home state laws doesn't mean you're legal towing that trailer in another state without brakes. So unless you plan on camping only in Massachusetts, you have a few phone calls to make.

If it were me, I'd get the brake controller installed. Then you know you're legal.