How should you behave in case of a fire inside a bus during the journey?
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Correct answer
C. Stop the vehicle, switch off the engine and start evacuating passengers.
Explanation
In the photo, smoke is coming out of the side of a white coach, at the level of the front windows. When a fire breaks out inside the coach, you stop the vehicle, switch off the engine and start evacuating the passengers - answer C.
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. Driving on to a car park (answer A) means minutes in which fire and smoke spread through the passenger compartment, and the movement of air while driving feeds the fire. Putting out the fire on your own before the evacuation (answer B) wastes time while the passengers are still inside. Switching off the engine cuts off the fuel supply and reduces the risk of the fire spreading. After opening the doors and evacuating everyone, you call the fire service on 112 or 998 and check that nobody has been left in the coach.
Legal basis: Art. 60 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); Art. 162 § 1 of the Criminal Code