Outside Gramsbergen you are driving behind a tractor with a high-loaded trailer. The tractor switches on its right indicator and a short gap opens in the oncoming lane. What do you do?
- You overtake: his right indicator means he is making room for you
- You overtake as soon as that short gap in oncoming traffic is there
- ✓ You stay behind until there is plenty of free space to overtake safely
Correct answer: You stay behind until there is plenty of free space to overtake safely
Explanation
False — you overtake at a short gap. Behind a tractor with a high-loaded trailer the driver cannot see you; wait patiently until there is free space to overtake
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you read the indicator as a reliable sign. With agricultural traffic indicators often do not work, and behind a high-loaded trailer the driver cannot see you
- Wrong: you overtake at a short gap. Behind a tractor with a high-loaded trailer the driver cannot see you; wait patiently until there is free space to overtake
Topic: Agricultural vehicles, riders and livestock
Read the rule: Core: Agricultural vehicles, riders and livestock
Sections
- Challenge: Agricultural vehicles, riders and livestock
- The model: Agricultural vehicles, riders and livestock
- Core: Agricultural vehicles, riders and livestock
- Why it matters: Agricultural vehicles, riders and livestock
- Active recall: Agricultural vehicles, riders and livestock
- Teach back: Agricultural vehicles, riders and livestock
- Memory hook: Agricultural vehicles, riders and livestock