The pressure on a single non-drive axle must not exceed:
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Correct answer
B. 10 tons.
Explanation
The question is about the permitted load on a single non-driven axle. It must not exceed 10 tonnes - the answer is B.
The Regulation on the technical conditions of vehicles states that the permitted load on a single non-driven axle must not exceed 10 tonnes. The axle load is the part of the mass of the vehicle with its load that presses on the road surface through the wheels of one axle - the greater it is, the faster the roadway is damaged. For a single driven axle the limit is higher and is 11.5 tonnes, and groups of two and three axles have separate limits. The values 8 tonnes (answer A) and 7 tonnes (answer C) are lower than the legal value. You distribute the load so that you do not exceed the axle loads, even when the total mass of the vehicle is within the maximum permissible mass.
Legal basis: § 5 para. 1 point 1 of the Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure on the technical conditions of vehicles and the scope of their necessary equipment; Art. 61 para. 2 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)