Motor vehicle towing
amended April 8, 2020
20.1.
Towing on a rigid or flexible hitch should only be carried out if the driver is driving a towed vehicle, unless the rigid hitch design ensures that the towed vehicle follows the towed vehicle in straight ahead.
20.2.
When towing on a flexible or rigid hitch, it is prohibited to transport people in a towed bus, trolleybus and in the body of a towed truck, and when towing by partial loading, it is prohibited for people to be in the cab or body of a towed vehicle, as well as in the body of a towing vehicle.
20.2 (1).
When towing, towing vehicles must be driven by drivers who have the right to drive vehicles for 2 years or more.
20.3.
When towing on a flexible hitch, the distance between the towing and towed vehicles must be within 4–6 m, and when towing on a rigid hitch, no more than 4 m.
A flexible link must be designated in accordance with clause 9 of the General Provisions.
20.4.
Towing is prohibited:
vehicles that do not have steering ** (towing by partial loading method is allowed);
two or more vehicles;
vehicles with inactive brake system **if their actual mass is more than half the actual mass of the towing vehicle. With a lower actual weight, towing of such vehicles is allowed only on a rigid coupling or by the method of partial loading;
two-wheeled motorcycles without a side trailer, as well as such motorcycles;
on sleet on a flexible coupling.
** Invalid systems are those that do not allow the driver to stop the vehicle or to maneuver when driving, even at a minimum speed.
