CIPA, a renowned car mirror manufacturer, is offering the automotive industry another reason to thank for. When towing a horse trailer, take extra care as the horse may move - especially when you brake or travel around corners - and this could affect the movement of the trailer. Check all locks, tow bars, etc. For towing a trailer without risking any incident, equal importance should be laid on the vehicle which will be doing the tow job in addition to the trailer.
Go slow so if you have to stop, the towed car has room to stop before hitting you. Or at least it is when the limit is 70mph - you have to drive 10mph slower when towing. Towing your car 4 wheels down, also called toading, dinghy towing, of flat towing, has many advantages.
With some help from our Tow Car Awards colleagues, here's our guide to the speed limits which apply while towing. If you're towing a disabled vehicle at night, its headlights must light up the towing connection. Make sure the ball on your tow hitch is the same size as the coupler on your trailer,“ says Kent Sundling, founder.
If the towed vehicle is a gross vehicle mass less than 900 kg the device which attaches the trailer to the motor vehicle must be firmly attached to a structurally adequate part of the towing vehicle and to an integral part of the frame of the towed vehicle.
With this mission in mind, we needed a tow vehicle, a trailer and a car to tow. 2020 GM Heavy Duty trucks : The latest Silverado HD and Sierra HD have “see-through” Transparent Trailer View technology that stitches together camera views to let you see what's behind the trailer while towing.
As well as our helpful guide to towing, we also have a feature on page 2 from when Auto Express spent the day with the Caravan and Motorhome Club learning how to drive safely when hitched. The behavioural controls in the Act cover a wide range of activities and practices including the allocation of tow trucks to accident sites in “controlled areas” 25 and conduct at road accident sites and during post accident repair work.
