What should you do before you carry a passenger on a moped?
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Correct answer
B. I will instruct the passenger how he should behave on a moped.
Explanation
In the photo there are the handlebars of a scooter with a brake lever, a brake fluid reservoir and a mirror. Before you start riding with a passenger, you instruct them how to behave on a moped - answer B.
A passenger on a two-wheeler affects how it handles: when they lean the opposite way to the rider, fidget or suddenly lean back, the moped loses stability. That is why before the ride you tell them to hold on to the grab handles or to you, to keep their feet on the footrests, to lean together with you in bends and not to make sudden movements, and also to have their helmet fastened. Reducing the stiffness of the suspension (answer A) and the tyre pressure (answer C) is a mistake - a bigger load needs, if anything, a harder setting and a pressure in line with the manual. Remember that you may carry a passenger only if the moped has a seat, a handle and footrests intended for them.
Legal basis: Art. 40 para. 1 and Art. 63 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 53 para. 4 point 7 and 7a of the Regulation on the technical conditions of vehicles and the scope of their necessary equipment