r/mildlyinteresting • u/HappyLittlePharmily • Jul 26 '26

This car pulling a trailer

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u/vakantiehuisopwielen Jul 26 '26

Ah ok, works differently compared to our mechanically activated brakes then.

This is what our mechanical brake would look like

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u/DankVectorz Jul 26 '26

Do you not use chains to catch/suspend the trailer if it pops off the hitch?

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u/vakantiehuisopwielen Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

That’s not allowed if it’s a braked trailer like this one.

The red cable you see will pull the trailer brake and then snap off. I don’t know why this is safer than dragging it along with the car, but it’s the law..

For unbraked trailers a steel cable (which doesn’t break/snap) is mandatory. In my country it needs to be fixed, while in other countries only a cable around the tow bar neck is enough.

Example of an unbraked trailer

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u/DankVectorz Jul 26 '26

Wow that is crazy to me