How is authorized to inspect the documents of a tram driver?
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Correct answer
A. A police officer or the municipal police.
Explanation
The question is about who is authorised to check the documents of a tram driver. They may be checked by a police officer or a municipal police officer (strażnik miejski) - answer A.
Road traffic control is mainly the job of the Police, but the Road Traffic Act also allows municipal police officers (straż gminna, straż miejska) to carry it out in municipalities that have set up such a force, within the scope set out in the rules - this scope also includes checking documents. A driver, including a tram driver, shows the required documents when asked by an authorised body; however, a tram driver does not have to carry the national tram driving permit, because driving entitlements are checked in the central register of drivers. Answer B is wrong because the authority does not depend on the presence of the traffic control centre (nadzór ruchu), and C is wrong because it is not only police officers who are authorised.
Legal basis: Art. 38 para. 1, Art. 129 para. 1 and para. 2 point 2 and Art. 129b para. 1 and para. 3 point 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)