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 driver drives a motorbike in an area with a speed limit of 30 km/h:
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Correct answer
A. travels at speeds in excess of 80 km/h;
Explanation
The question is about the starost (head of the district authority) retaining a driving licence for 3 months in a zone with a speed limit of 30 km/h. The decision is made when a motorcycle rider is travelling at a speed exceeding 80 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. Such zones are usually set up in built-up areas, and the limit in them is 30 km/h, so the retention threshold is 30 + 50 = 80 km/h - the decision is made at a speed exceeding this value, that is from 81 km/h. Riding at 70 km/h (answer B) means exceeding the limit by 40, and 60 km/h (answer C) by 30 km/h; these are still petty offences with a high fine and penalty points, but without retention of the document. In housing estates and town centres, where such zones are set up, a motorcycle travelling at 80 km/h has no chance of stopping before a child running out from behind a car.
Legal basis: Art. 102 para. 1 point 4 and para. 1c of the Vehicle Drivers Act (ustawa o kierujących pojazdami); § 27 para. 1 and § 31 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals