At a riding school near Limmen you hitch up a horse trailer with a permitted maximum mass of 4,000 kg. You drive onto the A22, an autoweg. What is your maximum speed?
- ✓ 80 km/u — the trailer is heavier than 3,500 kg, so the ordinary road-type figure applies
- 90 km/u — with a trailer on an autoweg it's always 90 anyway
- 130 km/u — a 130 autoweg sign applies to all vehicles driving on it
Correct answer: 80 km/u — the trailer is heavier than 3,500 kg, so the ordinary road-type figure applies
Explanation
The 90 km/u only applies up to and including 3,500 kg permitted maximum mass; at 4,000 kg you fall back to the ordinary outside-built-up-area figure of 80
Why learners get this wrong
- The 90 km/u only applies up to and including 3,500 kg permitted maximum mass; at 4,000 kg you fall back to the ordinary outside-built-up-area figure of 80
- With a trailer the ordinary high sign figure never applies; without the 90 condition (here: too heavy) you fall back to the trailer ladder of 50/80, not to the sign
Topic: Towing a trailer or caravan: 90 km/u is never 'just always'
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- Core: Towing a trailer or caravan: 90 km/u is never 'just always'
- Why it matters: Towing a trailer or caravan: 90 km/u is never 'just always'
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