I’ve witnessed caravans fishtailing at 70mph and pulling the cars towing them 360 degrees before exploding into matchwood. Not pretty.
A34 northbound near Didcot last night.
Ford mondeo (whats left of it, facing South) plus former 2 bed detached bungalow on wheels sufficiently battered that i couldnt tell if it was upside down or not whilst driving past southbound.
Caravans are an extreme case for towing, they’re big but quite light and the cog isnt all that low.
Compared to most stuff youd put on a trailer which tends to have a lower cog, higher density (lower moments of inertia) and less windage.
I dont think licencing is the problem, it’s caravans. Towing something small and heavy like a boat or trailer full of waste is easy, and reversing with it is just a matter of practice. Caravans on the other hand are just big. And the bigger they are the more likely they are to crash.
On the upside, i cant see many people bothering to do their towing licence just to tow a larger caravan so once the current owners are gone there’ll be a lot less on the road.