Which of the following methods of marking a load overhanging more than 0.5 m from the rear outline of the truck is correct?
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Correct answer
B. A geometric solid with white-and-red stripes, with a total capacity of at least 1000 cm2.
Explanation
In the pictures you can see: A - a white flag, B - a marking with diagonal white and red stripes, C - an orange circle representing a light. You may mark a load sticking out more than 0.5 m at the back of a lorry with a geometric solid with white and red stripes with a total area of at least 1000 cm2 - answer B. The picture looks like a flat board, but that does not matter: stripes on the load, on a board and on a solid are equal options.
The Road Traffic Act states that a load sticking out at the back of a vehicle is marked with white and red stripes placed directly on the load, on a board on its rear surface, or on a geometric solid hung at the end of the load, for example a cone or a pyramid. The total area of the stripes visible from behind must be at least 1000 cm2, with at least two stripes of each colour. A white flag (answer A) does not appear in the rules - a flag may be orange, and on a passenger car red. An orange light (answer C) is not correct either: at night the end of the load is marked with a red light and a red reflector.
Legal basis: Art. 61 para. 8 and para. 9 point 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)