You are travelling on the highway and intend to exit it. At what point do you start braking before the exit from the highway?
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Correct answer
B. After entering the start of the exit lane (exit).
Explanation
When leaving a motorway, you start braking only after entering the deceleration lane - answer B. This lane is there so that you can slow down outside the motorway's traffic lanes. Braking in a traffic lane before the exit (A) forces drivers behind you to brake sharply and is a common cause of rear-end collisions, and braking "at any point" (C) on a motorway is dangerous.
The Road Traffic Act requires you to brake in a way that does not endanger road safety or obstruct traffic, and to drive at a speed that does not obstruct others. You signal the exit with the right indicator in good time, move onto the deceleration lane at motorway speed and there reduce it to the value shown on the signs before the curve of the exit.
Legal basis: Art. 19 para. 2 point 1 and 2 and Art. 22 para. 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)