216Towing a vehicle at night or in hazardous weather conditions

216 Towing a vehicle at night or in hazardous weather conditions

(1)  A driver must not tow a vehicle at night, or in hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility unless –

(a) if the towed vehicle is being towed from the front of the vehicle –

(i) the tail lights of the vehicle are operating effectively and are clearly visible; or

(ii) the vehicle has portable rear lights that are operating; or

(b) if the towed vehicle is being towed from the rear of the vehicle – the vehicle has portable rear lights that are operating.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

Note Night is defined in the dictionary.

(2)  However, this rule does not apply to the driver of a tow truck if –

(a) the driver is towing a disabled vehicle carrying a placard load of dangerous goods to a place that is safely off the road; and

(b) a vehicle carrying a warning to other traffic is following immediately behind the disabled vehicle.

(3)  In this rule –

dangerous goods has the meaning given, for the Road Rules, under another law of this jurisdiction;

| Note | See clause 14 of Division 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 6 for jurisdictional definition. |

placard load has the meaning given, for the Road Rules, under another law of this jurisdiction;

| Note | See clause 14 of Division 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 6 for jurisdictional definition. |

portable rear lights means –

(a) for a vehicle being towed from the front of the vehicle – a pair of lights attached to the rear of the vehicle that, when operating, show a red light that is clearly visible for at least 200 metres from the rear of the vehicle; and

(b) for a vehicle being towed from the rear of the vehicle – a pair of lights attached to the front of the vehicle that, when operating, show a red light that is clearly visible for at least 200 metres from the front of the vehicle;