What is a "bicycle trailer"?

What is a "bicycle trailer"?

Pat Hines (Traffic Safety Educator & Executive Director, SafeMoves) gives expert video advice on: What are the dangers of bicycle trailers? and more...

A bike trailer is a unit that connects to the back wheel and it's connected to the bike with a tether in case it becomes loosened from the axle. It's a little trailer that has some netting over it and two little bike wheels and a child will sit in there. There are some restraint straps in there. The manufacturers recommend that a child ride in the trailer with a helmet on. However, the trailer is very low to the ground and when a bike rider is riding, you can pull the weight. You can feel the weight and it slows you down a little bit, but it is connected to the bicycle.