How many fire extinguishers should be fitted in a lorry in which you carry persons outside the driver's cab?
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Correct answer
B. Two.
Explanation
The question is about the equipment of a lorry in which you carry people outside the driver's cab. Such a lorry must have two fire extinguishers - the answer is B.
The Regulation on the technical conditions of vehicles states that a lorry carrying people outside the driver's cab should be equipped with two fire extinguishers: one placed as close to the driver as possible, and the other inside the space intended for carrying people. One fire extinguisher (answer A) is the basic equipment of every lorry, and three (answer C) are not required. The same rule requires such a vehicle to be equipped with, among other things, steps or a ladder with a handrail, interior lighting, benches, a first aid kit and a device for communicating with the driver. The Road Traffic Act adds that people carried outside the cab must be seated, and the lorry must not drive faster than 50 km/h.
Legal basis: § 40 para. 2 point 8 of the Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure on the technical conditions of vehicles and the scope of their necessary equipment; Art. 63 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)