After connecting a trailer to a towing vehicle or to a truck, is it required to check brake response?
Official question from the Israeli Ministry of Transport pool · Category: Safety
- No, there is no need to check the response of the brakes.
- Yes, the connection of a trailer or a semi-trailer requires the performance of a brake response check when starting to drive.
- Yes, after connecting to a towing vehicle or to a truck tractor, it is required to check the proper functioning of the brakes at a brake-testing facility.
- No, the driver doesn’t have the means to check the response of the brakes.