What is the maximum speed permitted in a built-up area when you are carrying a five-year-old child on a light quadricycle?
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Correct answer
B. 40 km/h.
Explanation
The question is about the speed limit in a built-up area when you are carrying a five-year-old child on a light quadricycle. You may drive at no more than 40 km/h - answer B.
The Road Traffic Act sets the speed limit for a motorcycle, a quadricycle and a moped carrying a child up to 7 years old at 40 km/h. A five-year-old is within this age limit, so 40 km/h applies to you - also in a built-up area, where the general limit is 50 km/h (answer C). Answer A, 45 km/h, is the design speed limit of a moped and a light quadricycle, not the limit for carrying a child. The lower speed is meant to protect the child, who on a small vehicle is very exposed to the effects of a collision.
Legal basis: Art. 20 para. 1 and para. 6 point 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)