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Old 04-12-2011, 02:15 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Bigbit View Post
In California, the posted max speed for vehicles towing trailers is 55 MPH, and that's what I do. That being said, I can assure you that many vehicles hauling boats, TTs' and 5th wheels zoom by me doing 65, 70 or faster. Crazy...
Exactly. I have personally need a travel trailer and its TV flip before my eyes during a sudden stop and swerve maneuver, and he wasn't even going very fast -- maybe 50 MPH. We stopped to help, and they weren't seriously injured, but at 70 MPH, I'm confident it would have been a different outcome.

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