How will you counteract the centrifugal force while turning left in a four-wheeled vehicle?
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Correct answer
B. I will brace my right foot against the footrest.
Explanation
In the photo you can see a road curving to the left, marked on the outside of the bend with a board with red and white arrows. To counteract centrifugal force when turning left on a quadricycle, you brace your right foot against the footrest - answer B.
The Road Traffic Act requires you to drive at a speed that allows you to keep control of the vehicle, taking into account the terrain and the state of the road. A quadricycle has a narrow track and a high centre of gravity, and the driver sits on it as on a motorcycle, so on a bend centrifugal force tries to push them towards the outside of the bend and lift the inner wheels. When turning left, the outside is on the right, which is why you brace your right foot firmly against the footrest and move your body weight towards the inside of the bend, that is, to the left. Leaning your upper body to the right (answer A) adds force on the wrong side, and sitting stiffly along the axis of the vehicle (answer C) balances nothing. Before the bend you slow down, because no technique will save you if you are going too fast.
Legal basis: Art. 19 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)