What's the maximum speed limit for a bus which does not meet the additional technical conditions on a road marked like this?
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Correct answer
A. 80 km/h.
Explanation
In the photo you can see a wide road with noise barriers, and on the right a blue sign D-7 "expressway" with a white car and a sign for the end of a built-up area. A bus that does not meet the additional technical conditions may travel here at a maximum of 80 km/h - answer A.
The Road Traffic Act sets out that outside a built-up area a bus may travel at a maximum of 80 km/h on a motorway, an expressway and a dual carriageway with at least two lanes in each direction, and at 70 km/h on other roads. An expressway belongs to the first group, so the limit is 80 km/h. The value 70 km/h (answer B) applies to ordinary roads, and 100 km/h (answer C) is allowed on a motorway or an expressway only for a bus that meets the additional technical conditions, which must be confirmed by an additional technical inspection. A bus is one of the vehicles with lower limits regardless of the number of passengers, because it carries many people and is long and heavy.
Legal basis: Art. 20 para. 3 point 2 letter a and para. 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 48 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals