What, among others, should be checked before you set about driving a double-carriage tram?
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Correct answer
B. The condition of the coupler between the carriages.
Explanation
In the photo you can see a double-carriage tram on a snow-covered track. Before you start driving a double-carriage tram, you should check, among other things, the condition of the coupler between the carriages - answer B.
The coupler connects the carriages mechanically and electrically. If it is damaged or not connected properly, the carriages may come apart while the tram is moving, and then the second carriage is left without control. A first aid kit (answer A) is not part of the mandatory equipment listed in the regulations on trams, and a warning triangle (answer C) is not required in a tram. Before leaving, you also look at the coupler covers and the cables between the carriages. You report any fault in the coupler before leaving.
Legal basis: Art. 66 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 6 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)