What is the purpose of the triangle, which is a mandatory equipment for passenger cars?
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Correct answer
B. Warning of an immobilized vehicle on the road due to breakdown.
Explanation
The illustration shows a red warning triangle with a reflective border and a folding base. Its purpose is to warn that a vehicle has come to a standstill on the road due to a breakdown - answer B. It is not used to mark a load on the roof (A) or faulty sidelights of a moving car (C).
The Regulation on the technical conditions of vehicles requires a motor vehicle to be equipped with a triangle to be placed on the road, intended to warn of the presence of a vehicle at a standstill. The Road Traffic Act says when you must use it: a vehicle stationary due to a breakdown or accident is always signalled on a motorway and an expressway by placing the triangle 100 m behind the vehicle, and on other roads outside a built-up area 30-50 m behind the vehicle, if it is on the roadway in a place where stopping is prohibited or it is on the shoulder and cannot be seen from far away; in a built-up area, the hazard warning lights are enough, and without them the triangle is placed behind the vehicle or on it, no higher than 1 m. A load sticking out at the back is marked with white and red stripes, and a car with faulty lights simply should not be driven after dark.
Legal basis: § 11 para. 1 point 13 of the Regulation on the technical conditions of vehicles and the scope of their necessary equipment; Art. 50 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)