Re: Is this legal

From my experience a trailer is a wonderful thing. Even when it is
tipping down with rain and two children are sitting warm and snug
making fun of Dad.

For general urban riding (residential streets, cycle paths etc) it is
excellent. The children enjoy it and are well protected from the
weather, and the shopping can be carried as well (either in the
trailer or in panniers, or both).

We had no problem with cars, partly because we were mostly using it in
Norway where the laws are quite severe if you hit a vulnerable road
user. It also converted very rapidly to a pushchair.

Pros of trailer (vs child seat)
Weather protection
Luggage capacity (kids stuff and shopping)
Stability (Even when the bike falls over)
Converts to pushchair so you can wheel it round the shops easily.
Kids can play with toys etc.
Highly visible so cars do give you a lot of space.

Cons (vs child seat)
Hard to hear what is going on with the child (vs being prodded in the
back and asked for xyz)
Bulky for storage
difficulty getting through narrow gates.
Too many people stop you to say what a brilliant idea it is.
Cost. Decent ones do cost money. We spent £500 on ours - the most I
have spent on any bike or bike related item, and sold it last year
after 9 years of use. Definitely worth it though.

...d


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