How should you cross a railway line on a moped?
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Correct answer
A. At an angle close to a straight angle.
Explanation
In the photo there is a level crossing marked with St Andrew's crosses and "STOP" signs; the tracks cross the roadway. You ride a moped across the tracks at an angle close to a right angle - answer A.
Rails are slippery, especially when wet, and between the rail and the road surface there is a narrow groove into which the narrow wheel of a two-wheeler can fall. If you cross the tracks at an acute angle, the wheel can slide along the rail or get stuck in the groove, and the moped falls over in an instant. That is why before the tracks you set your line so that you cross the rails as close to perpendicular as possible, of course without moving onto the opposite lane. Riding diagonally regardless of how the tracks lie (answer B) is exactly this mistake. Accelerating in a higher gear (answer C) does not help, and at a level crossing the Road Traffic Act requires you to exercise particular caution. At a STOP sign you stop and make sure that no train is coming.
Legal basis: Art. 28 para. 1 and Art. 19 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)