If you drive a bus in a built-up area, can you drive at a speed of 80 km/h on a road marked like this?
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Correct answer
B. No.
Explanation
In the photo you can see a dual carriageway in a city, and on the right sign D-42 "built-up area" and 80 km/h speed limit signs on both sides of the roadway. You must not drive a bus at 80 km/h here - answer B.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign B-33 showing a speed higher than 50 km/h, placed in a built-up area, applies only to passenger cars, motorcycles and lorries with a maximum permissible mass of up to 3.5 t. A bus is not on this list, so the general built-up area limit of 50 km/h still applies to you. Answer C refers to an old rule that allowed faster driving at night - this rule was repealed and today 50 km/h applies all day and all night. The sign raising the speed limit is intended for lighter vehicles, and a heavy bus with passengers needs longer to brake in a place where there are pedestrians and junctions.
Legal basis: § 27 para. 3 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 20 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)