Question 1545 in the bank

What is the legal definition of a trailer?

  1. A motor vehicle that is intended to be towed behind a motor vehicle.
  2. A motorized trailer with a frontal part resting against the support surface of a towing vehicle.
  3. Correct answer: A non-motorized vehicle that is intended to be towed behind a motor vehicle.
  4. The legal definitions of a trailer and a semit-trailer are identical.

Why this is the answer

The correct answer in the official bank: A non-motorized vehicle that is intended to be towed behind a motor vehicle.

By law, a trailer has no engine of its own and is built specifically to be towed behind a motor vehicle. A broken-down car being towed is not a trailer, because it was not designed for towing. A vehicle whose front part rests on the towing vehicle is defined separately as a semi-trailer, so the two definitions are not the same.

Topic: Rules and regulations. The bank marks it for these classes: Light truck (C1), Heavy truck (C).