What should you first of all pay attention to when adapting the distance of a tractor from the vehicle driving in front of it?
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Correct answer
B. To prevailing weather conditions and the type of road surface.
Explanation
In the photo, we are driving behind a red tractor with a seed drill mounted at the back; the road bends to the right, and the roadway is divided by a double solid line. When you adjust the distance from the vehicle in front of you, you pay attention above all to the weather conditions and the type of road surface - answer B.
The Road Traffic Act requires you to keep the distance needed to avoid a collision if the vehicle in front brakes or stops, and to adjust your speed to, among other things, the condition of the road and the weather conditions. How many metres you need depends on the braking distance, and the braking distance depends on grip - that is on the type of surface and on whether it is dry, wet or slippery. Rain or mud on asphalt clearly makes it longer, and frost or ice - even several times longer. Answers A and C are wrong because of the word "only": the surface alone without taking the weather into account, or the traffic volume alone, is not enough. Behind a tractor with a machine, also keep a long distance because it blocks your view of the road, and lumps of soil may fall from the implements.
Legal basis: Art. 19 para. 1 and para. 2 point 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)