Which of the following road elements should you observe when driving on the highway?
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Correct answer
B. The entire roadway and hard shoulder in front and behind the vehicle.
Explanation
On a motorway you watch the whole roadway and the hard shoulder, both in front of the vehicle and behind it - answer B. In front, you look far ahead, at all the lanes, because someone may suddenly change lanes or brake; a broken-down vehicle may be standing on the hard shoulder. Behind, you check the mirrors regularly, because with big differences in speed, a car that was not there a moment ago is right behind you a few seconds later.
Answers A and C narrow your observation to one lane, which is not enough on a motorway. The Road Traffic Act requires you, before changing lanes, to give way to vehicles travelling in that lane, and before overtaking, to make sure that nobody behind you has started overtaking - without full observation you cannot meet these requirements.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 4 and Art. 24 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)