Gene
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Saw comment in news 24
Wheels24 contacted lawyer Alta Swanepoel (of Alta Swanepoel & Associates CC), for comment regarding the 'scooter towing' clip.
She said: "As long as all the conditions are met, it is theoretically legal, but I must say it looks very dangerous."
The National Road Traffic Act's legal requirements for towing a vehicle in SA:
Reg 330. No person shall operate a vehicle on a public road towing
another vehicle—
(a) if the length of the tow rope, chain or tow bar between the two
vehicles exceeds three and a half metres;
(b) if the towed vehicle is connected to the towing vehicle in such a
manner that both vehicles are not under control;
(c) unless the steering gear of the vehicle being towed is controlled by
a person holding a code of driving licence authorising him or her to drive the class of such vehicle, if the towed vehicle is fitted with steering gear contemplated in regulation 200(1): Provided that the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the case where—
(i) the steerable wheels of the towed vehicle are being carried clear of
the ground; or
(ii) the device connecting the towing vehicle to the towed vehicle is
such that the steerable wheels of the towed vehicle are controlled by such device;
(d) if the brakes of the towed vehicle do not comply with the provisions
of regulation 155, unless the towing vehicle is connected to the towed vehicle by means of a drawbar or tow bar;
(e) at a speed in excess of 30 kilometres per hour, unless the towing
vehicle is connected to the towed vehicle by means of a drawbar or a tow bar;
(f) if the towed vehicle is conveying persons at a speed in excess of 30
kilometres per hour, unless the towed vehicle is a semi trailer; or
(g) if the towing vehicle is a motor cycle, motor tricycle, motor
quadrucycle or pedal cycle.
Wheels24 contacted lawyer Alta Swanepoel (of Alta Swanepoel & Associates CC), for comment regarding the 'scooter towing' clip.
She said: "As long as all the conditions are met, it is theoretically legal, but I must say it looks very dangerous."
The National Road Traffic Act's legal requirements for towing a vehicle in SA:
Reg 330. No person shall operate a vehicle on a public road towing
another vehicle—
(a) if the length of the tow rope, chain or tow bar between the two
vehicles exceeds three and a half metres;
(b) if the towed vehicle is connected to the towing vehicle in such a
manner that both vehicles are not under control;
(c) unless the steering gear of the vehicle being towed is controlled by
a person holding a code of driving licence authorising him or her to drive the class of such vehicle, if the towed vehicle is fitted with steering gear contemplated in regulation 200(1): Provided that the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the case where—
(i) the steerable wheels of the towed vehicle are being carried clear of
the ground; or
(ii) the device connecting the towing vehicle to the towed vehicle is
such that the steerable wheels of the towed vehicle are controlled by such device;
(d) if the brakes of the towed vehicle do not comply with the provisions
of regulation 155, unless the towing vehicle is connected to the towed vehicle by means of a drawbar or tow bar;
(e) at a speed in excess of 30 kilometres per hour, unless the towing
vehicle is connected to the towed vehicle by means of a drawbar or a tow bar;
(f) if the towed vehicle is conveying persons at a speed in excess of 30
kilometres per hour, unless the towed vehicle is a semi trailer; or
(g) if the towing vehicle is a motor cycle, motor tricycle, motor
quadrucycle or pedal cycle.
