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download weight is a simple
and easy way to make sure
your van is safe and legal.
2. GOING TOO FAST
You can’t assume that you
can travel as fast as everyone
else on the road when towing,
even though the old blanket
80km/h limit for caravanners
was abandoned years ago.
For example, some vehicles,
such as Subarus and pre-VZ
Holden Commodores, have a
maximum permitted speed of
80km/h when towing. Some
states have lower towing
speed limits too: when towing
in NSW, for example, if your
Gross Combined Mass is
more than 4.5 tonnes you are
not permitted to tow at more
than 100km/h even if the
speed limit is higher. the caravan sway even more.
You need to apply full braking
to the van only by using the
switch on the electric brake
controller to ‘pull’ the rig into
line. If your rig is fitted with
override brakes, gently ease off
the accelerator to slow down.
3. TAKE A BRAKE 4. LIGHT CHECK
Having a caravan get a
sway up at speed can be
a terrifying experience and
your first instinct is to hit the
brakes on your tow vehicle.
That will only help to make Obviously, the drivers behind
you need to know when you're
about to change direction
or are slowing down. But if
you’ve forgot to check your
lights after hitching up, you’ll
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