Towing a Trailer Behind a Motorcycle
Question:
What does the law say about towing a trailer behind a motorcycle? Is it legal or is it only defined by the TARA / GVM as per any other vehicle. Are special permits required in some provinces or in all?
Answer:
According to Regulation 330 of the National Road Traffic Act, “No person shall operate a vehicle on a public road towing another vehicle: if the towing vehicle is a motorcycle, motor tricycle, motor quadrucycle or pedal cycle.” There does not appear to be any exemptions in the Act in this regard relating to the tare or the gross vehicle mass of a motorcycle, nor are there provisions for special permits. Therefore it is illegal under any circumstances to tow a trailer with a motorcycle.
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