What's the maximum displacement of a combustion engine of a moped that you can ride when you hold an AM-category driving licence?
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Correct answer
B. 50 cm3.
Explanation
In the photo, there is the back of a driving licence with dates entered only next to category AM. The maximum displacement of the combustion engine of a moped that you can ride with this category is 50 cm3 - answer B.
The Road Traffic Act defines a moped as a two- or three-wheeled vehicle with a combustion engine with a displacement not exceeding 50 cm3 or an electric motor with a power of up to 4 kW, whose design limits its speed to 45 km/h. Category AM entitles you to ride a moped, so the 50 cm3 limit comes directly from this definition. A vehicle with a 55 cm3 engine (answer C) is not a moped but a motorcycle, and it requires at least category A1. The value 45 (answer A) is a confusion with the maximum speed of a moped, which is 45 km/h. Remember that modifications that increase the displacement or the speed mean that the vehicle is no longer a moped, and riding it with category AM is riding without the required driving entitlement.
Legal basis: Art. 2 point 46 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); Art. 6 para. 1 point 1 of the Vehicle Drivers Act (ustawa o kierujących pojazdami)