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Small Trailer
Regulations Given
As the popularity of small trailers used to transport boats and other property continues to grow, Captain R. M. Terry, State Police Safety Officer, noted that there appears to be considerable misunderstanding as to certain regulations under which they must be operated.
If the gross weight of the trailer does not exceed 2,500 pounds, it may be towed at the rates applicable to automobiles. If the weight is greater, the limits are 55 miles per hour on the Interstate, 55 on highways which do not have limited access but are 4-lane and 45 on all other highways.
Semi-annual inspection by an approved station is required for all types of trailers. Brakes are required on trailers with gross weight of 3,000 pounds and these must be capable of being operated by the driver of the towing vehicle. They must further be capable of stopping the combination of car and trailer on a hard dry surface within 50 feet at a speed of 20 miles per hour. A holding device for the combination is also required.
The towing attachment for any trailer requires a drawbar, fifth wheel or other device, not to exceed 10 feet in length from one vehicle to the other, and a safety chain.
All trailers must be equipped with a rear red light visible in clear weather from a distance of 500 feet and a white light illuminating the license plate to the extent that it can be read from 50 feet.
Should the length of the combination of vehicles exceed 35 feet and be operated at night, it must be equipped with reflectors of an approved type mounted on the widest part of the towed vehicle or its load in such a manner as to be visible from the front and sides. Additional markers are required for trailers exceeding seven feet in height or width.
As to turn signals, Captain Terry said that if a trailer is so constructed or loaded that a hand signal by the driver of the towing vehicle cannot be seen from the back or front must have a mechanical or electric signal of an approved type.
In this connection, Captain i Terry said that difficulties' sometimes arise when an, unloaded trailer is inspected and approved and subsequent loading \ places it in violation, even though S its equipment has been officially approved.
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