@kugel7c@feddit.de to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-21 year ago[image] Since many people seem to believe you can't tow with cars, here's roughly what dutch people end up doing on vacation.feddit.deimagemessage-square222fedilinkarrow-up1581arrow-down163
arrow-up1518arrow-down1image[image] Since many people seem to believe you can't tow with cars, here's roughly what dutch people end up doing on vacation.feddit.de@kugel7c@feddit.de to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-21 year agomessage-square222fedilink
minus-square@linuxisfun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 year ago one small correction: most states have a towing speed limit of either 55 or 65 mph, so just about the same or slower than in Europe Interesting, thanks for the correction! I didn’t spend the time to research it for all states / provinces, when I researched this topic a while ago. brake controller In Europe electronic brake controllers aren’t really a thing. Mechanical overrun brakes are used instead to brake trailers. That said, it still doesn’t make any sense that your tow rating does not take into account the presence of a brake controller Cars in Europe usually have two tow ratings, one for braked, the other for unbraked trailers. trailers up to 750 kg can be unbraked and can be driven with a Class B driver’s license trailers above 750 kg must be braked; you need a separate Class BE driver’s license, if the total weight of the combination is above 3500 kg
minus-square@ZC3rr0r@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoMy bad, that was a typo - I mean our tow rating. Most vehicles (except for trucks) don’t list the tow rating with a brake controller installed and the only way to get one is to have your vehicle rated and tested individually.
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Interesting, thanks for the correction! I didn’t spend the time to research it for all states / provinces, when I researched this topic a while ago.
In Europe electronic brake controllers aren’t really a thing. Mechanical overrun brakes are used instead to brake trailers.
Cars in Europe usually have two tow ratings, one for braked, the other for unbraked trailers.
My bad, that was a typo - I mean our tow rating. Most vehicles (except for trucks) don’t list the tow rating with a brake controller installed and the only way to get one is to have your vehicle rated and tested individually.