What conditions must be met by a passenger car with which you want to transport a child under the age of three?
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Correct answer
A. It must be equipped with seat belts and a safety seat.
Explanation
The question is about the conditions that a passenger car must meet if you want to carry a child under three years of age in it. The car should be fitted with seat belts and a child safety seat - answer A.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits a driver from carrying a child under 3 years of age in a vehicle of category M1 (passenger car), N1, N2 or N3 that is not fitted with seat belts and a child safety seat, or with seat belts and another child restraint. So a small child may travel neither in a car without seat belts nor in a car with seat belts but without a child seat - both are needed, because the child seat is fixed with seat belts or ISOFIX anchor points. Answers B and C contradict the rule. For older children, up to 150 cm tall, the general child seat rule applies in every car fitted with seat belts, but in a vehicle without seat belts they may travel without one; toddlers under 3 may not travel in such a car at all. The general child seat rule for children up to 150 cm does not apply in a taxi, an ambulance or a Police vehicle, but the ban concerning children under 3 has no such exceptions.
Legal basis: Art. 45 para. 2 point 5 and Art. 39 para. 3 and 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)