With your off-road vehicle and your BE licence you tow a horse trailer with a permitted maximum mass of exactly 3,500 kg along the A28 towards Drachten. No other signs apply. What is your maximum speed there?
- ✓ 90 km/h, because the trailer is not heavier than 3,500 kg
- 80 km/h, because from 3,500 kg the 90 no longer applies
- 100 km/h, because that is the maximum with a trailer on the motorway
Correct answer: 90 km/h, because the trailer is not heavier than 3,500 kg
Explanation
False — you place the limit wrongly. The 90 km/h on expressways and motorways applies when the trailer's permitted maximum mass is not more than 3,500 kg; exactly 3,500 kg still qualifies. Only above that does it stay 80
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong — you place the limit wrongly. The 90 km/h on expressways and motorways applies when the trailer's permitted maximum mass is not more than 3,500 kg; exactly 3,500 kg still qualifies. Only above that does it stay 80
- Wrong — 100 km/h does not exist among the trailer maxima. On expressways and motorways the maximum with a trailer or caravan is 90 km/h, and only up to and including 3,500 kg
Topic: Maximum speed with a trailer or caravan
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