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Old 30-06-2019, 11:57 AM   #1
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Default Article: Australia's towing laws are ridiculous
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When well-meaning authorities and pressure groups call for reduction of the road toll it’s surprised me that no one mentions the criminally negligent situation that different lawmakers tolerate across this so-called Commonwealth.

I’m talking, of course, about the ludicrous licensing laws that allow a person with a car licence to buy a light truck with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) of 4495kg and couple to it a braked trailer weighing 7000kg.

Yet that very same person cannot drive a light truck with GVM greater than 4495kg, unless he or she has a light-rigid-truck licence.

Can someone please explain how that anomaly can be logical, legal and safe?

That would be a bad enough scenario, but it gets worse.
https://www.carsales.com.au/editoria...culous-119239/
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