Can you drive through the section isolator with the drive pedal depressed (acceleration)?
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Correct answer
B. No, because this may cause damage to the overhead line and the pantograph.
Explanation
In the photo we see part of the overhead contact line with a section insulator. You cannot drive under a section insulator with the drive pedal pressed, because this may damage the overhead contact line and the pantograph - the answer is B.
A section insulator divides the overhead line into sections that are powered separately. If the tram is drawing current at the moment when the pantograph passes the insulator, the circuit is suddenly broken and an electric arc is formed. It burns the contact strip of the pantograph, the insulator and the contact wire. Limiting your speed (answer A) or exercising particular caution (answer C) will not prevent the arc - you must release the drive pedal and coast under it.
Legal basis: Art. 3 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)