Think it’s a great idea hitching 3.5 tonnes to your 4X4 ute, loading up with gear, and your kids? You’re in extremely dangerous, illegal territory. Here’s why you’re one step away from a deadly towing catastrophe...

Towing and manually selecting gears in an auto: Generally a bad idea. Not everyone agrees, because the world is full of geniuses: Just ask Dunning and Kruger.