The starost shall issue an administrative decision to withhold a category A driving licence for a period of 3 months, making it immediately enforceable if the motorbike driver drives in a built-up area on a road with a speed limit of 40 km/h:
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Correct answer
A. at a speed exceeding 90 km/h;
Explanation
The question is about the starost (head of the district authority) retaining a driving licence for 3 months on a road in a built-up area with a speed limit of 40 km/h. The decision is made when a motorcycle rider is travelling at a speed exceeding 90 km/h - the answer is A.
The Vehicle Drivers Act states that the starost issues a decision to retain the driving licence for 3 months, made immediately enforceable, when the driver has exceeded the speed limit by more than 50 km/h in a built-up area. You count from the limit that applies at that place, not from the general 50 km/h: since the sign limits speed to 40 km/h, the threshold is 40 + 50 = 90 km/h, and the decision is made at a speed exceeding this value, that is from 91 km/h upwards. Riding at 80 km/h (answer B) means exceeding the limit by 40, and 70 km/h (answer C) by 30 km/h - in both cases you face a fine and penalty points, but not retention of the driving licence. Remember that local speed limits in town are often due to a nearby school or pedestrian crossing, and a motorcycle at 90 km/h needs more than 50 m to stop.
Legal basis: Art. 102 para. 1 point 4 and para. 1c of the Vehicle Drivers Act (ustawa o kierujących pojazdami)