Which of the following elements belongs to the mandatory equipment of each passenger car?
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Correct answer
B. A warning triangle.
Explanation
In the photo a jack, a yellow high-visibility vest and a folded warning triangle are lying in the boot, with a wheel wrench above them. The mandatory equipment of every passenger car is a warning triangle - answer B. A jack (A) and a high-visibility vest (C) are very useful, but the regulations do not require them.
The Regulation on the technical conditions of vehicles states that a motor vehicle is equipped with a triangle to be placed on the road, intended to warn of the presence of a vehicle at a standstill, and with a fire extinguisher; the only exception to the triangle requirement is a single-track motorcycle. You will use the triangle in every breakdown: on a motorway you place it 100 m behind the car, outside a built-up area 30-50 m, and in a built-up area, if the car does not have hazard warning lights, directly behind the vehicle or on it. It is worth having a vest even though it is not compulsory - when you get out of the car on a busy road, especially after dark, you can be seen from far away when you wear it.
Legal basis: § 11 para. 1 point 13 of the Regulation on the technical conditions of vehicles and the scope of their necessary equipment; Art. 50 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)