Do you have to wear a helmet if you ride a motorcycle?
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Correct answer
B. Yes, unless I ride a motorcycle factory equipped with safety belts.
Explanation
In the photo you can see a black full-face helmet with the visor raised, lying on a motorcycle seat. When riding a motorcycle you must wear a safety helmet, except when riding a motorcycle factory-fitted with seat belts - answer B.
The Road Traffic Act states that the rider of a motorcycle, quadricycle or moped and a person carried on such vehicles must wear, while riding, safety helmets that meet the relevant technical conditions, and the provision does not apply to motorcycles factory-fitted with seat belts. So answer A is too broad, and C is wrong - a sidecar does not exempt you from wearing a helmet, because a motorcycle with a sidecar is still a motorcycle without seat belts. The exception covers rare designs, for example three-wheelers with seats and seat belts, where the rider is strapped in and a helmet is not essential. The helmet must be type-approved (marked ECE 22), fastened and well fitted - an unfastened helmet falls off at the first impact and protects nothing.
Legal basis: Art. 40 para. 1 and 2 and Art. 45 para. 2 point 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)