I suspect the person who got fined did not have tow lights installed on the FRONT of his backwards towed vehicle.. And that was what the ticket was for.
Also,, There are cops who "invent laws" from time to time.. I have one who wrote me a couple of tickets (Total 3 charges) which the judge dismissed.. I will give you the list.
1: Disregard Traffic Control Device (Sign) which had not yet beein installed and thus did not exist (That was the first, he's now pissed at me for getting it dismissed)
2: Failure to signal a turn.. Who turned, I continued in my lane on a one lane in each direction road.
2: Fail to stop.. Well, on the road it was one stop sign, in court a different one (And by now his credability is in question) plus not only did I stop but I let him go first because an illegally parked car would have made it necessary for him to back up had I exerted my right of way (I got to the interseciton first).
If I"m any judge of body language.. Judge reamed him out good after I left.