You are carrying a load of 3m in width in a lorry of 2.55m in width. How far can the load protrude from one side of the vehicle?
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Correct answer
C. 23 cm.
Explanation
The question is about a load 3 m wide carried in a lorry 2.55 m wide. It may stick out by at most 23 cm on one side - the answer is C.
The Road Traffic Act states that for a vehicle 2.55 m wide, the total width of the vehicle with its load must not exceed 3 m, provided that the load does not stick out by more than 23 cm on one side. It is easy to make a mistake here: simple subtraction gives an excess of 45 cm (answer A), but this excess must be spread over both sides, and on each side the load may stick out by at most 23 cm. The value 25 cm (answer B) exceeds this limit. You mark a load sticking out at the side with an orange flag measuring at least 50 x 50 cm, and in periods of poor visibility also with a white reflector facing forwards and with a red light and a red reflector facing backwards.
Legal basis: Art. 61 para. 6 point 1, para. 8 and para. 9 point 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)