How to tow an early A?

I know you must be careful. I was planning to use farm roads all the way home. In this attempt, the towing vehicle was my Town & Country (~4500 lbs) and the Valiant was much lighter (~2600 lbs?). Anyway, none of that was involved in the "wheels won't follow" issue in the driveway.

Before we towed the 69 Dart, I had my wife practice on a desert road. She braked in the middle of a turn while the two cars were at an angle and the Dart slid the towing vehicle's rear end around. There was sand on the road, which made that easy. I decided she would drive the other car pulling a trailer (w/ electric brakes) and I towed the Dart.

Well 400 miles later, her trailer was rear-ended on I-40 in the early morning, so 67Dart273's comment about erratic drivers holds, but there is no way to avoid them. I would rather have one hit a towed vehicle than the one I am in. The AZ cop said the other driver wasn't at fault because we were probably going too slow (60 mph in the right lane) and the other driver "thought he had insurance" (from prior owner!). I think the fact that he had NM plates and we had CA plates was his main basis for judgment. At least we weren't in Maricopa County or crazy Sheriff Joe might have thrown my wife in jail for looking a little Mexican (actually Asian).