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Ch. 14
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1182
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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FOR UNIVERSAL ACTION OF THE CONNECTION; AND
(III) HAVE A SUITABLE LOCKING DEVICE TO
PREVENT ACCIDENTAL SEPARATION OF THE TOWED AND TOWING
VEHICLES.
(C) MOUNTING TRAILER HITCH.
THE MOUNTING OF THE TRAILER HITCH (PINTLE-EYE OR
EQUIVALENT MECHANISM) OF THE TOWING VEHICLE SHALL INCLUDE
SUFFICIENT REINFORCEMENT OR BRACING OF THE FRAME TO
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT STRENGTH AND RIGIDITY TO PREVENT UNDUE
DISTORTION OF THE FRAME.
(D) SAFETY CHAINS.
(1) EVERY TRAILER AND SEMITRAILER EQUIPPED
WITH A TOWBAR SHALL BE COUPLED DIRECTLY TO THE FRAME OF
THE TOWING VEHICLE WITH ONE OR MORE SAFETY OR "STAY"
CHAINS OR CABLES. ATTACHMENT TO THE PINTLE HOOK DOES
NOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT.
(2) NO MORE SLACK MAY BE LEFT IN THESE
CHAINS OR CABLES THAN IS NEEDED FOR PROPER TURNING.
(3) THESE CHAINS OR CABLES SHALL BE
CONNECTED TO THE TOWED AND TOWING VEHICLE AND TO THE
TOWBAR TO PREVENT THE TOWBAR FROM CROPPING TO THE GROUND
IF IT FAILS.
(E) SWAY LIMITS.
A HITCHING DEVICE USED IN A COMBINATION OF VEHICLES
SHALL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, AND INSTALLED TO INSURE
THAT A TOWED VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT OR SWERVE MORE THAN 6
INCHES TO EITHER SIDE OF THE PATH OF THE TOWING VEHICLE
WHILE THE TOWING VEHICLE IS MOVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON
A LEVEL, SMOOTH, PAVED SURFACE.
(F) DISPLAY OF WHITE FLAG.
WHILE ONE VEHICLE IS TOWING ANOTHER AND THE
CONNECTION IS A CHAIN, ROPE, OR CABLE, A WHITE FLAG OR
CLOTH AT LEAST 12 INCHES SQUARE SHALL BE DISPLAYED ON
THE CONNECTION.
(G) RULES AND REGULATIONS.
(1) EXCEPT FOR THE VEHICLES DESCRIBED IN
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY
ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR
HITCHING DEVICES AND TOWING PROCEDURES FOR TOWING AND
TOWED VEHICLES.
(2) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO
TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBINATION OR SEMITRAILER COMBINATION
DESIGNED AND USED FOR CARRYING FREIGHT OR MERCHANDISE IN
FURTHERANCE OF ANY COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE.
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