Lighting and Optical Signals

What do the brake lights (stop lights) indicate?

Question image: What do the brake lights (stop lights) indicate?
  • A That the vehicle is about to turn
  • That the vehicle is decelerating or stopping
  • C That the vehicle is reversing
  • D The width of the vehicle

Why this is the correct answer

Brake lights are red and of greater intensity than the position lights. They come on when braking to warn vehicles behind that the vehicle is decelerating or stopping.

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