Topic: Vehicle lights and horn · Nº 136 / 839
El alumbrado de posición sirve principalmente para:
Sidelights are mainly used to:
- AIluminar la calzada a gran distancia.Light up the carriageway at a great distance.
- BHacer visible el vehículo a los demás, sin alumbrar apenas la vía.Make the vehicle visible to others, while hardly lighting up the road.
- CSustituir a la luz de cruce en carretera.Replace the dipped headlights on the open road.
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Correct answer
- BHacer visible el vehículo a los demás, sin alumbrar apenas la vía.Make the vehicle visible to others, while hardly lighting up the road.
Explanation
According to the definitions in Annex X of the General Vehicle Regulations (RGV), sidelights show the presence and width of the vehicle when seen from the front or rear, but they hardly light up the road. To see the carriageway you need dipped headlights or main beam.
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