In Ohio trailers must be licensed. Motorized motorized vehicles over a certain power,must be licensed.
Man-powered cycles are generally 1, 2, or sometimes 3 wheeled.
I don't know how the law(or law enforcement) views a cycle with 4 wheels ... especially if it's motorized within the allowable limits of a 2 or 3 wheeled bicycle.
I have an interest in using my bake for longer distance commuting(about 120 miles one way), and I'm pondering a 2-wheel bike trailer for hauling things and for better protection(more visible).
I would also like to place batteries, small(150 watt)motor with a solar panel top(home made ... not a heavy array), to help recharge the batteries during the majority of time that I'm pedaling ... a "pusher", trailer to help smooth out the hills.
I know that lots of bicyclists use unlicensed bike trailers ... BUT, I wonder if a 2-wheel trailer, is first off legal with no license and/or if the 2 wheels of the trailer might turn the bike into a "unit", with 4 wheels, making it(the unit), a 4-wheeled motorized vehicle?
Man-powered cycles are generally 1, 2, or sometimes 3 wheeled.
I don't know how the law(or law enforcement) views a cycle with 4 wheels ... especially if it's motorized within the allowable limits of a 2 or 3 wheeled bicycle.
I have an interest in using my bake for longer distance commuting(about 120 miles one way), and I'm pondering a 2-wheel bike trailer for hauling things and for better protection(more visible).
I would also like to place batteries, small(150 watt)motor with a solar panel top(home made ... not a heavy array), to help recharge the batteries during the majority of time that I'm pedaling ... a "pusher", trailer to help smooth out the hills.
I know that lots of bicyclists use unlicensed bike trailers ... BUT, I wonder if a 2-wheel trailer, is first off legal with no license and/or if the 2 wheels of the trailer might turn the bike into a "unit", with 4 wheels, making it(the unit), a 4-wheeled motorized vehicle?