What's the maximum speed at which you can drive a bus on a motorway, if the bus meets the additional technical conditions?
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Correct answer
A. 100 km/h.
Explanation
In the photo you can see sets of signs on both sides of the road: D-9 "motorway" above sign D-8 "end of expressway". When driving a bus that meets the additional technical conditions, you may travel on a motorway at a maximum of 100 km/h - answer A.
The Road Traffic Act states that the speed limit for a bus that meets the additional technical conditions is 100 km/h on a motorway and an expressway. These conditions are set out in a regulation, and meeting them is confirmed by an additional technical inspection. An ordinary bus may travel on a motorway at only 80 km/h. The values 120 km/h (answer B) and 140 km/h (answer C) are the limits for a passenger car on an expressway and a motorway - they never apply to a bus. Also remember that a bus of category M2 or M3 should have a speed limiter set to 100 km/h.
Legal basis: Art. 20 para. 3 point 2 letter a and para. 4, Art. 66 para. 1a and Art. 81 para. 11 point 8 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)