Did you know, I didn’t?

[taslucas]

Never saw the use of chains on trailers and such like until I moved to Australia, wasn't a requirement in the UK before I left........ Maybe I'm being a bit naive here but if a caravan or trailer came off the towball, wouldn't there be a greater risk of pulling you off the road when tethered with chains? I don't have one but have always used the chains when towing trailers since living here.

Its the risk of the trailer or caravan coming loose from the vehicle and crossing into oncoming traffic, pedestrians, houses, rolling back down the hill or just generally turnig into a heavy out of control projectile!