When you drive a tractor for the purpose of performing maintenance work, which of the following provisions are you excused from adhering to?
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Correct answer
A. Driving on the road.
Explanation
In the photo, there is a red tractor with a yellow snowplough and a flashing light on the cab roof, with a small trailer at the back - a vehicle prepared for maintenance work. During such work on the road, you are exempt from the duty to drive on the roadway - answer A.
The Road Traffic Act allows the driver of a vehicle doing maintenance, repair or modernisation work, provided that they exercise particular caution, not to follow the rules on the duty to drive on the roadway or close to its right edge, and on stopping and parking. So when clearing snow you can drive onto the shoulder, and on a one-way roadway and outside a built-up area you can also drive close to the left edge when clearing snow; you drive on a footway (droga dla pieszych) only when this does not endanger pedestrians. The prohibition on reversing on a motorway (answer B) is not covered by this exemption. The duty to give way to rail vehicles (answer C) also remains - neither a train nor a tram will stop in front of a snowplough. A vehicle doing such work should show yellow flashing lights.
Legal basis: Art. 54 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)