At the Zaanse Schans you borrow a trailer with a permitted maximum mass of 1,300 kg. The owner has fitted both an auxiliary coupling and a breakaway braking device: 'double is doubly safe'. What do you do?
- You drive off as it is; below 1,500 kg both may be fitted together
- ✓ You have one of the two removed; together they may not be fitted
- You drive off as it is; two devices give extra security if it breaks loose
Correct answer: You have one of the two removed; together they may not be fitted
Explanation
False — you think two devices give extra safety. A trailer with a breakaway braking device may not also have an auxiliary coupling: the two work against each other
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong — you think the weight allows this combination. Up to 1,500 kg you choose a breakaway braking device or an auxiliary coupling; both at once is forbidden at any weight
- Wrong — you think two devices give extra safety. A trailer with a breakaway braking device may not also have an auxiliary coupling: the two work against each other
Topic: Trailer coupling and licence plate
Read the rule: Core: Trailer coupling and licence plate
Sections
- Challenge: Trailer coupling and licence plate
- The model: Trailer coupling and licence plate
- Core: Trailer coupling and licence plate
- Why it matters: Trailer coupling and licence plate
- Active recall: Trailer coupling and licence plate
- Teach back: Trailer coupling and licence plate
- Memory hook: Trailer coupling and licence plate