It is getting dark on the Groningen ring road. Your car lights are on, but your trailer's lighting is on a separate switch and is still off. The trailer's reflectors are clean.
- ✓ Have it wired so the trailer lights up together with the car
- Switch it on whenever you yourself think it is needed
- Drive on like this, the clean reflectors make you visible
Correct answer: Have it wired so the trailer lights up together with the car
Explanation
False — You rely on the reflectors instead of the lights. Reflectors come on top of the required lights; the trailer's rear lights, brake lights and indicators must work, at the same time as the car's.
Why learners get this wrong
- You treat the trailer lighting as a separate system. The trailer's lighting must be on at the same time as that of the towing car.
- You rely on the reflectors instead of the lights. Reflectors come on top of the required lights; the trailer's rear lights, brake lights and indicators must work, at the same time as the car's.
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