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Putting a real person into a towed vehicle seems both drastic and dangerous. So, is that person there to turn the wheel and press the brake pedal, or just feel powerless?

In Canada, we have simpler rules about towing. Lights and signals only. The auto parts and gadgets stores sell A-frames that attach to the front bumper and connect to a tow-ball hitch. I have one that cost maybe $200 for my M38A1. However, I wonder if the stresses of tracking the tow vehicle haven't damaged my front wheel bearings. They seem worse than before.

The alternative in Canada is a two-wheeled car dolly from one of the equipment rental companies (U-Haul offers them for do-it-yourself cross country moves behind one of their cargo vans). They are articulated with a pivot under the towed vehicle. You drive into two shallow wells, fold up the ramps, and attach the light harness to the tow vehicle.