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an automobile consisting of a motor vehicle coupled to a trailer.
It is a motor vehicle coupled to a trailer. It differs from an articulated vehicle, which consists of a motor vehicle coupled to a semi-trailer that transfers a substantial part of its mass to the towing vehicle. Both are vehicle combinations. A road train is not a vehicle travelling on rails.
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an automobile consisting of a motor vehicle coupled to a trailer.
an automobile consisting of a motor vehicle coupled to a semi-trailer.
a vehicle that runs on rails installed on the road.
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