Are you obliged to secure the tram from self-moving, if you intend to move away from it?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo a tram driver is walking away from a tram standing on a snow-covered track. You are obliged to secure the tram so that it cannot start moving by itself when you intend to leave it - the answer is YES.
During parking, a driver must secure the vehicle so that an unauthorised person cannot start it, and take other precautions needed to avoid an accident. If a tram starts moving by itself, for example on a downhill section of track, it could cause a tragic accident. That is why, before leaving it, you apply the parking brake, which holds the tram in place. Only after securing the tram may you leave it. You check the parking brake before you walk away from the tram.
Legal basis: Art. 46 para. 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 16 para. 1 point 3 of the Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 2 March 2011 on the technical conditions of trams and trolleybuses and the scope of their necessary equipment (Dz.U. nr 65 poz. 344)