Vehicle Code section 29006

(a)

No person shall operate a vehicle towing another motor vehicle upon a freeway unless the towing vehicle is coupled to the towed vehicle by a rigid structure attached securely to both vehicles by nonrigid means.

(b)

The requirements of subdivision (a) are not applicable to a vehicle towing a motor vehicle which has been disabled and is being towed from the point of disablement to the nearest and most accessible exit from the freeway.

Source: Section 29006, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=29006. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 29006’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_29006

Original Source: Section 29006, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=29006. (last accessed May 12, 2025).