GORV - Digital Magazine Issue #38 | Page 45

23. A CARAVAN’S LAMPS (POSITION/STOP/TURN- SIGNAL/END OUTLINE/SIDE MARKER)… (a) Operate best on 230V (b) Need to be tapped moderately hard if they do not operate reliably (c) Should be checked for correct operation before setting off on a trip 24. WHEN TOWING A CARAVAN, ADDED OR EXTENDED MIRRORS… (a) Slow you down appreciably because of the very high air resistance (b) Must be used so as to obtain a clear field of view along each side of the vehicle (c) Should only be fitted when going offroad on dusty tracks 25. WHEN TOWING A CARAVAN, THE TIME AND DISTANCE NEEDED TO ACCELERATE FROM 60- 80KM/H (COMPARED TO JUST DRIVING THE TOW VEHICLE ON ITS OWN) ARE… (a) Hardly worth worrying about (b) Appreciably longer (c) Around 10 seconds and 50m longer 26. WHEN TOWING A CARAVAN/TRAILER, THE TIME AND DISTANCE NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN FROM 80- 60KM/H (COMPARED TO DRIVING THE TOW VEHICLE ON ITS OWN) ARE… (a) Around 5 seconds and 100m shorter, because of the additional brakes (b) Again, hardly worth worrying about (c) Appreciably longer 27. WHEN TOWING A CARAVAN AROUND A CURVE, YOU SHOULD… (a) Speed up so that the caravan will ‘drift’ around the curve better (b) Slow down because of the additional centrifugal force and the risk of swaying (c) ‘Cut the corner’ (especially on rough roads) to increase the radius of the curve