What CDL? You don’t need no stinkin’ license to pull two trailers in Michigan!
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal
Michigan is a say of contradictions. The authorities there are so worried about your focus on the road in front of you that it’s illegal to hang anything on your rear-view mirror. Yet if you want to triple tow – that’s pulling two trailers at one time, like an RV camper and a boat – you can do it after you pay $10 and take a 15-question test. And you just need to get 12 answers right.
The only caveat worth mentioning is that the total length of the tow automobile and two trailers can’t exceed 65 feet. That’s about the length of a semi-trailer combo, the differences being that a semi-trailer has only one articulated point and the folks who drive them need high-priced specialized training and commercial driver’s licenses.
Incredibly, Michigan isn’t only not alone with this, it isn’t the most permissive: Wisconsin and other says grant 65-foot triple-towing combinations, South Dakota grants 75 feet, and Wyoming gives drivers a whopping 85-foot towable length. No wonder Wyoming is the state of The Bucking Horse and Rider…
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What CDL? You don’t need no stinkin’ license to pull two trailers in Michigan! originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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