On the A28 near Zwolle, early evening, your engine cuts out. You are on the hard shoulder, the hazard lights are already blinking and your car is clearly visible to the traffic behind. What applies to the warning triangle?
- ✓ Not mandatory — but wise to place it anyway
- Mandatory, because a warning triangle is required in a breakdown
Correct answer: Not mandatory — but wise to place it anyway
Explanation
False
Why learners get this wrong
- With blinking hazard lights and a clearly visible car the triangle is not mandatory
Topic: Placing the warning triangle when breaking down on the hard shoulder
Read the rule: Core: Placing the warning triangle when breaking down on the hard shoulder
Sections
- Challenge: Placing the warning triangle when breaking down on the hard shoulder
- The model: Placing the warning triangle when breaking down on the hard shoulder
- Core: Placing the warning triangle when breaking down on the hard shoulder
- Core: Placing the warning triangle when breaking down on the hard shoulder
- Why it matters: Placing the warning triangle when breaking down on the hard shoulder
- Active recall: Placing the warning triangle when breaking down on the hard shoulder
- Teach back: Placing the warning triangle when breaking down on the hard shoulder
- Memory hook: Placing the warning triangle when breaking down on the hard shoulder