At what speed are you allowed to drive a passenger car on the road beyond this sign?
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Correct answer
A. 20 km/h.
Explanation
Sign D-40 "residential area" marks the entrance to an area where pedestrians have right of way and may use the full width of the road, and children may play in the street. That is why the speed limit in a residential area is only 20 km/h - answer A. 30 km/h is a typical value on sign B-43 "speed limit zone" (this sign shows its own number), and 50 km/h applies generally in a built-up area.
The Road Traffic Act states directly that the speed limit for a vehicle or vehicle combination in a residential area is 20 km/h. In a residential area you park only in designated places, and when you leave it, you are joining traffic (włączanie się do ruchu) and you give way to everyone on the road.
Legal basis: Art. 20 para. 2, Art. 11 para. 5 and Art. 17 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 58 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals