What should you do if the oil pressure control light comes on while you're riding a motorcycle?
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Correct answer
A. I will stop and turn off the engine.
Explanation
In the photo, there is a motorcycle's instrument panel; an arrow points to the warning light with an oil can symbol - the oil pressure warning light. If it comes on while you are riding, you stop the motorcycle in a safe place and switch off the engine - answer A.
The Road Traffic Act requires a vehicle to be maintained in such a way that using it does not endanger safety and does not expose anyone to harm. The oil pressure warning light tells you that oil is not reaching the engine's bearings and shafts at the correct pressure - because of a lack of oil, a damaged pump or a leak. An engine without lubrication seizes within a few dozen seconds, and a seizure while riding locks the rear wheel and throws you out of the saddle. That is why you do not continue riding, even "without overloading" the engine (answer C), and you do not leave the engine idling (answer B) - even in neutral, the parts turn and get damaged. You pull over onto the shoulder or into a lay-by, switch off the engine, after a few minutes check the oil level in the sight glass or on the dipstick, and top it up if some is missing. If the level is correct and the light is still on, the motorcycle goes to a workshop on a tow truck.
Legal basis: Art. 66 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)