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Originally Posted by basjoos
If you had a (semi-permanently mounted) 1-wheel trailer that moved (non-articulated) with your car, that was faired into your car's shape with all of the normal rear lights and the car's license plate moved to the back of the trailer, could it legally be considered a rear extension of your car and not a trailer?
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That's a good question and I have no decent answer.I suspect that around here,because the structure had a wheel,the Dept. of Public Safety would rule it a trailer,requiring it's own registration and license plate and light kit.-------- New Mexico never nailed me with the 4-foot inflatable boat tail hanging off the T-100.John Gilkison and I surmised that onlookers probably just thought it was an inflatable Zodiac-style boat hanging out of the bed.--------- I think the U.S.D.O.T. allows an 18-wheeler up to a 48-inch overhang if it is for fuel economy.I know of no ruling for automobiles.-------- Since school buses,trucks,and RVs can have enormous cantilever rear ends projecting way beyond the rear axle,it may not be an issue,as it would be discriminatory to single out autos if they were to attempt same.------------ Safety would be the by-word perhaps,leaving it to the discretion of officers to decide a potential hazard if they thought one existed.