295Motor vehicle towing another vehicle with a towline

295 Motor vehicle towing another vehicle with a towline

(1)  The driver of a motor vehicle towing another vehicle using a chain, rope, fabric, strap or wire (the towline) must comply with this rule.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

Note Motor vehicle is defined in the dictionary, and vehicle is defined in rule 15.

(2)  [Rule 295 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2021, No. 128, Applied:22 Dec 2021] If neither of the vehicles is a motor bike or quad bike, the driver must keep a distance of not over 4 metres between the vehicles.

Note 1 [Rule 295 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2021, No. 128, Applied:22 Dec 2021] Motor bike and quad bike are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2 [Rule 295 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2021, No. 128, Applied:22 Dec 2021] Subrules (2) and (3) have been amended to include quad bikes and are no longer uniform with the model road rules of Australia.

(3)  [Rule 295 Subrule (3) amended by S.R. 2021, No. 128, Applied:22 Dec 2021] If at least one of the vehicles is a motor bike or quad bike, the driver must keep a distance of not over 2.5 metres between the vehicles.

(4)  If the towline is longer than 2 metres, the driver must attach a white or brightly coloured flag, piece of cloth or other similar material (the warning material) to the towline in accordance with subrule (5).

(5)  The warning material must –

(a) be substantially square or rectangular with 2 adjacent sides at least 300 millimetres long; and

(b) be attached midway along the towline; and

(c) be visible for at least 100 metres from either side of the warning material.

(6)  Subrule (2), (3) or (4) does not apply to a driver if the driver is exempt from the subrule under another law of this jurisdiction and is complying with the conditions (if any) of the exemption.