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To me this is not rocket science...... it comes down to common sense, which seems to be lacking these days.
1) If you know a state(s) you will be driving through, Google the state and towed vehicle brake requirements and you will find the what the law stipulates.
2) If your rig is heavy enough that most states require brakes or at least a breakaway brake system, then you should probably be using a supplemental brakes even if your state doesn't require it.
3) Even if your state doesn't require it..... and even if it is a one in a million chance your toad breaks free.... do you want to be responsible for it hitting someone and potentially causing damage, injury or worse?
I remember several years ago an industrial size wood chipper was being towed and broke free from the back of a truck. It crossed the center line and hit a car with a father and three kids.... they were all killed.
How would you feel if your toad broke free without supplemental braking, crossed the center line and that happened to someone else's family?
Is spending $1000 - $2000 that much money to be as safe as possible in the grand scheme of things?
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