Which of the following activities are forbidden when you ride a moped?
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Correct answer
B. Using a mobile telephone while riding, if this requires holding the phone in my hand.
Explanation
In the photo, a rider in a helmet on a motor scooter is riding between cars, and lines on the roadway are visible next to them. When you ride a moped, you are not allowed to use a phone that requires holding it in your hand while riding - answer B.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits a vehicle driver from using a phone while driving if it requires holding the handset or microphone in the hand. On a two-wheeler this is particularly dangerous: with one hand you cannot hold the handlebars securely or brake with both brakes, and the rules require you to keep at least one hand on the handlebars. A hands-free kit (answer C) is allowed, because both hands stay on the handlebars. Listening to music (answer A) is not prohibited, but music that is too loud inside a helmet drowns out horns and the warning signals of emergency vehicles (with flashing blue lights and a siren). If you have to answer a phone call, you pull over in a safe place and stop.
Legal basis: Art. 45 para. 2 point 1 and Art. 33 para. 3 point 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)