legal size for bicycle trailer NYC
07-30-12, 12:48 PM
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legal size for bicycle trailer NYC
Those a bicycle trailer need to be a certain size for it to be road legal in NY or NJ ,i read some where it can't be more than 12" wide,but i cant find anything official for length and width.I am planing a touring/camping trip to bear mountain,and would like to know any legal problems that i could encounter.
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I won't comment on the legal aspect since I'm not familiar with the laws (as far as I know, none exist, but don't take my word for it), but I can't imagine a cop stopping you unless you're pulling a trailer the size of a small car.
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For NY city, I would ask the NYC DOT:
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/con...t/assist.shtml
For NY state, I don't believe there is any such limit.
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/con...t/assist.shtml
For NY state, I don't believe there is any such limit.
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Those a bicycle trailer need to be a certain size for it to be road legal in NY or NJ ,i read some where it can't be more than 12" wide,but i cant find anything official for length and width.I am planing a touring/camping trip to bear mountain,and would like to know any legal problems that i could encounter.
I've never seen anything that says that. Why would there be a limit to trailer width of 12" when your bike handle bars is already bigger than that? Please provide a link if you have one.
08-01-12, 09:52 AM
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I don't know if there is a legal limit, but I see people towing their kids in trailers that are much wider than 12" all the time.
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A Burley is about 3' wide. My kids rode around in one behind me or my wife for five or six years. Nobody gave us any grief.
I really wouldn't worry about it.
I really wouldn't worry about it.
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08-01-12, 05:55 PM
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Sounds like someone was pulling OPs leg.
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Thanks for the answers,i checked NY DOT,but they don't say anything about trailers.
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