[wazoox]

I don't think so. Most vehicles have virtually no braking power with the engine off. It's definitely completely forbidden in France to tow with a rope, and I'm pretty sure this applies to all or at least most of UE too. In Germany, even tow dollies are forbidden.

[detaro]

Towing rope is legal in Germany, but you are only allowed to tow a car to get it out of the way and to the nearest repair opportunity after it has broken down, not for general transport - for that, it needs to be completely off the ground.

[rightbyte]

> Most vehicles have virtually no braking power with the engine off

You just need to press the brakes harder. Like 3 times harder, not 30.

If you park in a slope and turn the engine off you can try braking after pumping the vacuum out - it works just fine.

[mr_toad]

If you’ve always used power assisted brakes and you’re not expecting to have to press really hard on the brakes it could easily lead you to rear end the car towing you if it stops suddenly. Also, without power assisted steering, modern cars are surprisingly difficult to control.

[rightbyte]

Ye especially the steering. Small steering wheel and lower gear ratio on modern cars makes them kinda unsafe in the event of power steering loss.