Lights when stationary and for special road users

	What is required	Where it goes wrong
Stationary motor vehicle	Art. 38: outside built-up areas on the carriageway and on parking and emergency lanes along motorways and autowegen — sidelights and rear lights, at night and when daytime visibility is seriously impaired.	Applying the rule inside built-up areas too. Art. 38 says expressly OUTSIDE; in town it does not apply.
Stationary trailer	Art. 39: the same places, the same moments — rear light and the prescribed sidelight.	Forgetting the trailer because the car itself is lit. These are two separate articles with two separate duties.
Cyclist	Art. 35: at night and when daytime visibility is seriously impaired — white or yellow in front, red at the rear. The red light may also be worn on the back of the rider or the passenger behind them.	Thinking the light must be on the frame. The law expressly allows a light on the chest and on the back.
Rider and livestock	Art. 36: CARRY a lantern showing white or yellow to the front and red to the rear. Not mounted — carried.	Looking for lights on the animal. The duty is the rider's or handler's: they carry the lantern.
Column of pedestrians	Art. 37: outside built-up areas, at the left front a white or yellow light in all directions, at the left rear a red light in all directions.	Forgetting the side. The law says LEFT twice — the side traffic passes on.

The law itself

Verified on: 2026-08-07