What should you primarily take care of in the event of a fire in the bus you are driving?
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Correct answer
A. My safety and that of my passengers'
Explanation
In the photo, smoke is coming out of the side of a white coach, at the level of the front windows. In the event of a fire in the coach, you first take care of the safety of your passengers and yourself - answer A.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits using a vehicle in a way that endangers the safety of the people in it, and the Criminal Code punishes failing to help a person in danger when you can help without putting yourself at risk. A fire in a coach spreads very quickly: the upholstery and plastic give off toxic smoke, which can fill the passenger compartment within 1-2 minutes. That is why the most important thing is to get people out - the vehicle (answer B) and the luggage (answer C) can be replaced, a life cannot. You stop the coach in a safe place, switch off the engine, open all the doors and direct the passengers as far away from the vehicle as possible, upwind. Only then do you call the fire service and, if it is safe, put out the fire with a fire extinguisher.
Legal basis: Art. 60 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); Art. 162 § 1 of the Criminal Code