4x4ord
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I’m wondering how many times a guy could get away with double towing through BC before getting pulled over. Absolutely ridiculous law prohibiting double towing but maybe the Leo’s don’t bother enforcing stupid laws?
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StirCrazy
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its illegal and you will be made to unhook and tow one back to Alberta separately then come back for the other. no leniency on this one here. I looked into it because my dad always towed his fishing boat behind his 5th and wanted to bring it out so we could go fishing.
they enforce it, I just don't think anyone is stupid enough to try it ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/wink.gif "wink")
the amount of times I have driven from Kamloops to Edmonton going both the jasper and the Banff way in the last 35 years, I have never once seen a double tow in BC
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mkirsch
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I think it's an absolutely ridiculous practice that should be outlawed in all 50 states, 10 provinces, and 3 territories.
Most of the people engaging in double towing have no business towing a single trailer, let alone two.
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4x4ord
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Really? Have you ever towed doubles? It's not that complicated. Some people might have a little trouble backing up but even that isn't difficult to learn. I think requiring a special license would be understandable.... there probably are some who shouldn't be towing anything, but most who are skilled at towing a single trailer certainly should have no trouble learning to tow doubles.
An awful lot of goods are safely shipped across BC in Super B's. What is the logic behind allowing 145,000 lb semi trucks on the road with two trailers yet forbidding people wanting to tow a 40ft 5th wheel with a boat on behind?
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bucky
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If Canada's road enforcement is as strict as their border enforcement I wouldn't try it.
Maybe we could learn from that in the US.
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StirCrazy
Kamloops, BC, Canada
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4x4ord wrote:
An awful lot of goods are safely shipped across BC in Super B's. What is the logic behind allowing 145,000 lb semi trucks on the road with two trailers yet forbidding people wanting to tow a 40ft 5th wheel with a boat on behind?
its commercial only and they are limited to certain roads.
here is a fact sheet https://www.cvse.ca/vehicle_inspections/PDF/MV3230.pdf
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4x4ord
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Anyone know what the penalty is for forgetting to unhook the second trailer at the Alberta border?
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Reisender
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I’m not sure about the fine amount but I know we have talked to a couple folks who were simply told to drop the trailer but received no fine. It’s not uncommon to see boats or other small trailers at a couple of pull outs within a hundred kilometers or so of the border. Even truck campers that were too heavy on pickups although that’s less common.
The other thing they get people for at a safety check close to us in the Okanagan is no 12 volt battery on the trailer, so no breakaway brakes. Not sure about fines but they make you drop it until you put a battery on it. Makes sense.
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mkirsch wrote:I think it's an absolutely ridiculous practice that should be outlawed in all 50 states, 10 provinces, and 3 territories.
Most of the people engaging in double towing have no business towing a single trailer, let alone two.
You forgot “and get off my lawn!”
Lol
What happen, someone run over your dog with a double trailer? Or a more significant experience to share, supporting your opinion.
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4x4ord
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^^^ A fellow I know around here was fined for no breakaway brakes plus he had a $300 tow bill to have the trailer pulled to a mechanics shop. Breakaway brakes are a good idea.
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