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Inside a built-up area, sidelights when stopped somewhere dangerous or a nuisance are 'advisable, but not required.' The hard requirement only applies outside the built-up area and on a lay-by/hard shoulder along an expressway or motorway

Source: RVV 1990 art. 32 · checked 2026-10-23

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About Lighting when stopped: which statement is WRONG?

  1. Inside a built-up area, sidelights when stopped somewhere dangerous or a nuisance are 'advisable, but not required.'.
  2. If your sidelights are enough to stand still, they're also enough to drive away with, as long as you take it easy.
  3. The requirement explicitly applies 'also to any trailer or caravan,' and 'it does not matter whether it is attached to your car or unhitched.'.
  4. Outside the built-up area, sidelights when stopped are a hard duty, not just advice.
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Correct answer: If your sidelights are enough to stand still, they're also enough to drive away with, as long as you take it easy.

The text explicitly warns: with only your sidelights (and rear light) on, you may not drive. Sidelights are exclusively for standing still; for driving you need dipped beam (or full beam)

Why learners get this wrong: Even inside a built-up area you are required to switch on your sidelights (or parking lights) if you stop somewhere dangerous at night.

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The text explicitly warns: with only your sidelights (and rear light) on, you may not drive.

  1. False
  2. True
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Correct answer: True

The text explicitly warns: with only your sidelights (and rear light) on, you may not drive. Sidelights are exclusively for standing still; for driving you need dipped beam (or full beam)

Why learners get this wrong: If your sidelights are enough to stand still, they're also enough to drive away with, as long as you take it easy.

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About Lighting when stopped: which statement is correct?

  1. If your sidelights are enough to stand still, they're also enough to drive away with, as long as you take it easy.
  2. As soon as you unhitch your trailer or caravan and leave it standing separately, the lighting duty when stopped no longer applies — it only applies to the coupled combination.
  3. If you are stationary on the carriageway outside the built-up area at night, side lights are only advisable, not mandatory.
  4. Inside a built-up area, sidelights when stopped somewhere dangerous or a nuisance are 'advisable, but not required.'.
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Correct answer: Inside a built-up area, sidelights when stopped somewhere dangerous or a nuisance are 'advisable, but not required.'.

Inside a built-up area, sidelights when stopped somewhere dangerous or a nuisance are 'advisable, but not required.' The hard requirement only applies outside the built-up area and on a lay-by/hard shoulder along an expressway or motorway

Why learners get this wrong: If your sidelights are enough to stand still, they're also enough to drive away with, as long as you take it easy.

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You are stopped at night in the centre of Giethoorn, in a narrow, somewhat obstructive spot along the water. What applies here to your sidelights?

  1. Advisable to switch on, but not required — this is inside the built-up area
  2. Mandatory, just like outside the built-up area
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Correct answer: Advisable to switch on, but not required — this is inside the built-up area

Inside the built-up area, sidelights at a dangerous/obstructive spot are advisable, not required — the hard duty only applies outside the built-up area and in a lay-by/on the hard shoulder

Why learners get this wrong: Even inside a built-up area you are required to switch on your sidelights (or parking lights) if you stop somewhere dangerous at night.

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It is night. You are stopped with a breakdown on the carriageway outside the built-up area, just outside Schoonebeek. What applies to your sidelights?

  1. Mandatory
  2. Prohibited, you may only use your hazard lights
  3. Only advisable, not required
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Correct answer: Mandatory

False — Outside the built-up area, sidelights when stopped are a hard duty, not just advice

Why learners get this wrong: If you have broken down on the carriageway at night, side lights are forbidden and you may use only your hazard lights.

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