What is the permissible speed limit for a vehicle with a device projecting forward more than 1.5 m from the driver's seat?
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Correct answer
B. 60 km/h outside built-up areas.
Explanation
The question is about the speed limit for a vehicle with a device sticking out forwards more than 1.5 m from the driver's seat. It is 60 km/h outside a built-up area - answer B.
The Road Traffic Act states that the speed limit for a vehicle with a device sticking out forwards more than 1.5 m from the driver's seat is 30 km/h in a built-up area and 60 km/h outside a built-up area; the same limit applies when towing a power-driven vehicle. This means, for example, an agricultural tractor with a front loader, a snowplough or a vehicle with a boom: the device sticking out limits visibility, changes how the vehicle behaves on a bend and in a collision acts like a battering ram, which is why the lawmaker limits the speed no matter what type of road it is. Answer A gives 40 km/h in a built-up area - this is the limit for an agricultural tractor and for a motorcycle and a moped with a child up to 7 years old, which applies on every road; answer C, 30 km/h "regardless of the area", confuses the urban limit with a general one. It is worth remembering the pair 30/60: it applies both to a device sticking out and to towing, so it appears in the exam in both versions.
Legal basis: Art. 20 para. 6 point 2 and Art. 31 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)