Outside the built-up area you are driving on an expressway with your car and a trailer with a permitted maximum mass of 1,400 kg. A sign beside the road shows 100 km/h. What is the highest speed you may drive here?
- ✓ 90 km/h, the maximum with a trailer
- 100 km/h, what the sign beside the road shows
- 80 km/h, because the expressway is outside the built-up area
Correct answer: 90 km/h, the maximum with a trailer
Explanation
False — You follow the sign as if you had no trailer. With a trailer a separate maximum applies: 90 km/h on expressways and motorways up to 3,500 kg, even when the sign allows more.
Why learners get this wrong
- You follow the sign as if you had no trailer. With a trailer a separate maximum applies: 90 km/h on expressways and motorways up to 3,500 kg, even when the sign allows more.
- You apply the 80 km/h of ordinary roads outside the built-up area to an expressway. With a trailer up to 3,500 kg you may drive 90 km/h on expressways and motorways; 80 km/h applies on the other roads outside the built-up area.
Topic: Maximum speed with a trailer or caravan
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