How should a load be placed in a truck?
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Correct answer
C. In a way, so that it does not affect the stability of the vehicle and does not obstruct driving.
Explanation
In the photo there is a three-axle lorry with a tipper body, shown from the side. You place the load so that it does not affect the stability of the vehicle and does not make driving more difficult - the answer is C.
The Road Traffic Act states that a load on a vehicle is placed so that it does not exceed the permitted axle loads, does not affect the stability of the vehicle, does not make driving more difficult, does not limit the view of the road and does not cover the lights, number plates or signs. Answer A is too narrow: the law allows the load to stick out beyond the side outline of the vehicle within certain limits. Answer B gives a wrong limit - at the rear the load may stick out by up to 2 m from the rear outline of the vehicle, and with long timber behind a stake trailer by up to 5 m. In practice, you place the heaviest items low and close to the centre of the vehicle.
Legal basis: Art. 61 para. 2, para. 6 point 1 and 2 and para. 7 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)