Reversing lights

SDG
Think of all the extra wiring that is required, one small wire!
And the cost of the lights, horrendous!
With all that added complexity most who have problems with trailer wiring and lights possibly couldn't handle it at all.
Using 7 wires instead of six is pushing it, just how much can a koala bear?

Personally, I agree with your idea and can't see why not. It seems they think people don't have caravans moving at night time.

Gooday,
Really think they should be mandatory, I was cursed one evening at a Fuel Station for reversing with no reversing lights on the caravan, a bloke had pulled right up close behind me with out my knowledge, I had needed to reverse out of the pumps as there was not sufficient room to swing in the forward direction for parked cars.

Fortunately there was no collision but i was severely reprimanded by the other bloke for not having lights so he could read my actions sooner.

Must admit, often have been saved by seeing them come on when people reverse out of car parks in all sorts of places before looking in their mirror, the reversing lights do give you a warning.
Cheers,
Boroma604.

Probably as there is no ADR requirement for it, manufacturer's aren't doing it.
I have put them on trailers before, including my boat trailer which gets dunked no problems.
I just use pin number 2, black wire. (I understand those living nearer the Indian Ocean have yellow and green wires that they could also use)

Remember one thing.....trailers..all trailers..regardless of the price paid are cheap and nasty.

The bloke who manufactures the trailer would rather put the $50 it would cost to include them toward a carton of beer.....after all there IS no legal requirement to fit them.

I find it obsceene that a $50 000 caravan does not come fitted with reversing lights.

cheers

I think the reason is that the trailer plug in many vehicles set up for campers is wired up so switched 12v is present. Reversing lights would be on all the time.