For the trip to the Texel ferry you have bought two bright extra LED lamps. You want to screw them onto the back of the trailer, because more light seems safer to you.
- Simply fit them, as long as they are clearly visible
- Fit them, as long as they light up together with the car lights
- ✓ First check whether these extra lamps are allowed at all
Correct answer: First check whether these extra lamps are allowed at all
Explanation
False — You think lighting up with the car makes extra lamps allowed. Working together with the car is a requirement for the compulsory lights, not a permit for extra lamps: extra lighting is forbidden in many cases.
Why learners get this wrong
- You assume extra light is allowed as long as it is visible. Extra lighting on a trailer is forbidden in many cases; find that out first.
- You think lighting up with the car makes extra lamps allowed. Working together with the car is a requirement for the compulsory lights, not a permit for extra lamps: extra lighting is forbidden in many cases.
Topic: Lighting and reflection of the trailer
Read the rule: Core: Lighting and reflection of the trailer
Sections
- Challenge: Lighting and reflection of the trailer
- The model: Lighting and reflection of the trailer
- Core: Lighting and reflection of the trailer
- Why it matters: Lighting and reflection of the trailer
- Active recall: Lighting and reflection of the trailer
- Teach back: Lighting and reflection of the trailer
- Memory hook: Lighting and reflection of the trailer