Which of the following activities should you perform before you start riding a motorcycle?
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Correct answer
A. Visually check the condition of the tyres.
Explanation
The question is about checks before riding. Before you start riding a motorcycle, you visually check the condition of the tyres - answer A.
The Road Traffic Act requires a vehicle on the road to be equipped and maintained in such a way that it does not endanger safety, and a daily check before riding is the driver's duty. The tyres are the motorcycle's only contact with the road - two patches the size of a hand - so a quick look at them takes only a moment and reveals cuts, embedded nails, cracks and a visibly deflated tyre, which on a two-wheeler ends in a fall on the first bend. Adjusting the dipped headlights (answer B) is a service task, done against a wall or with a special device, not before every ride. The electrolyte level (answer C) is checked from time to time and only in classic serviceable batteries; most motorcycles today have maintenance-free batteries. A full quick check covers: the tyres and their pressure, the lights and indicators, the brakes (lever and pedal), the chain, leaks under the motorcycle, and the oil level.
Legal basis: Art. 66 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 11 para. 7 of the Regulation on the technical conditions of vehicles and the scope of their necessary equipment