Horse boxes

[borderbilly]

Following a horse box this morning, and got me wondering. The driver couldn't see behind as the box was wide. Should they be advised to use towing mirrors. If I was towing a horse box I certainly would. Your thoughts on this.

 

[Ukdave2002]

You need to be able to see clearly 4 metres to each side and 20 metres behind the rear of your vehicle, if they can achieve this they don't require towing mirrors.

 

[borderbilly]

Just read up on this, you do need mirrors, probably some country yokel.

 

[JTQ]

Might have an electronic rear view camera system?
Hard to see just the one cm diameter lenes needed these days, peering at you.

 

[borderbilly]

95% of horse boxes are towed by women up here as its right horsey country. The one's driving the 3.5 tonners are the worst, they don't like it when you over take them when they are peedling along at 30MPH.

 

[Sam Vimes]

Following a horse box this morning, and got me wondering. The driver couldn't see behind as the box was wide. Should they be advised to use towing mirrors. If I was towing a horse box I certainly would. Your thoughts on this.

Perhaps it depends on which way the horse is facing. It could act as a look out