A good way to remember that the brake lever is there and to remember to use it is to practice. Go over to a big parking lot and drive around and practice throwing the brake lever and feel how the trailer responds.
When I start my trip, I always test that the trailer brakes are working by using the brake lever. That helps remind me where it is.
Using the trailer brake to bring the trailer in line is a good practice as is towing without cruise control, one less thing to do when split seconds count. I wonder why someone has not developed a towing brake set up that applies your trailer brakes first and then your tow vehicle, a split second later, so that you stay in a straight line....?
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Jim
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I wonder why someone has not developed a towing brake set up that applies your trailer brakes first and then your tow vehicle, a split second later, so that you stay in a straight line....?
Because it would require some sort of connection to your brain to know that the brakes are about to be applied? I would stay very far away from any trailer brake control which would be inserted in any way between the brake pedal and the tow vehicle's brakes, because I would not trust it with my life; this sort of installation would certainly be forbidden by any responsible tow vehicle manufacturer.