Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MOTOR TRAFFIC ACT 1936 (REPEALED) - SECT 186

(1)     A person shall not, upon a public street, drive any motor vehicle having any other vehicle, not being a trailer, attached for the purpose of being towed, unless the vehicle being towed is in a fit condition to be towed without risk of injury to any person or property and unless the following provisions are complied with:

        (a)     The space between the vehicle being towed and the towing vehicle shall not exceed 3.50 metres;

        (b)     Where the vehicle being towed is a motor vehicle, a competent person shall be in charge of that vehicle for the purpose of controlling it, so far as the condition of its brakes and mechanism permits, unless the vehicle is in actual contact with the towing vehicle;

        (c)     Where the vehicle being towed is not a motor vehicle, that vehicle shall be in actual contact with the towing vehicle;

        (d)     Where the vehicles are attached by means of a tow rope, chain or wire, a white flag or cloth shall be displayed on the tow rope, chain or wire, midway between the vehicles; and

        (e)     Where the towing takes place between sunset and sunrise, a lighted lamp, showing a bright white light, shall be attached to the front of the towed vehicle in such a manner as to render clearly visible the flag or cloth displayed in accordance with paragraph (d), and a lighted lamp shall be attached to the offside of the rear of the towed vehicle, showing a red light clearly visible to any person approaching the vehicle from the rear.

(2)     Where the vehicle being towed is in actual contact with the towing vehicle it shall not be necessary for the white flag or cloth to be displayed or a lighted lamp to be attached to the front of the towed vehicle.