What's the maximum displacement of the engine of a motorcycle that you can ride holding an A1-category driving licence?
Show the correct answer
Correct answer
A. 125 cm3.
Explanation
In the photo, there is a close-up of a motorcycle's engine and frame. The engine displacement of a motorcycle that you ride with a category A1 driving licence can be at most 125 cm3 - answer A.
The Vehicle Drivers Act states that a category A1 driving licence entitles you to drive a motorcycle with an engine displacement not exceeding 125 cm3, a power not exceeding 11 kW and a power-to-unladen-mass ratio not exceeding 0.1 kW/kg. All three conditions must be met at the same time, so a 125 cm3 motorcycle with a power higher than 11 kW also requires a higher category. The value 250 cm3 (answer B) exceeds the A1 limit, and 75 cm3 (answer C) is too low. A person with a category B driving licence can also ride such a motorcycle, within the same power limits, but only after holding that licence for at least 3 years and only in Poland.
Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 point 2 letter a and para. 3 point 4 letter a of the Vehicle Drivers Act (ustawa o kierujących pojazdami)