Tune in from home to free online caravan safety workshop
Caravan owners across NSW can take advantage of a free caravan and towing safety workshop – from the comfort of their home.
Transport for NSW will host the Caravan Safety Virtual Workshop as a Microsoft Teams livestream event from 7pm on Wednesday 26 March.
A Transport for NSW spokesperson said the workshop would provide useful advice for all caravan owners and finish with a question-and-answer session.
“Driving and towing educators, Tow-Ed, will deliver the content including information on safe towing, weight limits and electronic braking systems,” the spokesperson said.
“The virtual workshop is designed to take some of the stress and confusion out of towing, especially for people who are new to caravanning.
“Tow-Ed will explain many of the abbreviations associated with caravanning and towing such as ATM, GVM and GCM, including what they are and how weights are calculated.
“The virtual workshop will focus on caravans but the information being delivered could also apply to towing boats, horse floats and car trailers.”
As caravanning grows in popularity, so does the need to ensure caravans are operating safely.
“Whatever you’re towing, the significant addition of weight to your vehicle requires careful planning and loading, as well as putting extra responsibilities on the driver to manage it all safety,” the spokesperson said.
“There have been many recorded crashes involving towed caravans on NSW roads. To lower your risk of being involved in a crash, the virtual workshop will offer advice on how to load and weigh your caravan and drive safely while towing one.
“Non-compliances will most likely affect your caravan insurance cover and if you don’t comply with safe loading laws, you risk being fined.”
The virtual safety workshop will feature a one-hour presentation followed by a half-hour question-and-answer session.
To register for the workshop, go to nswroads.work/caravantowingsafety.
More information on safe caravanning is available here.