What is the distance of the agricultural tractor from the preceding vehicle dependent on?
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Correct answer
A. The situation on the road and the reaction time of the driver.
Explanation
In the photo, in front of us there is an agricultural trailer loaded to the top, marked with a triangular warning plate for slow-moving vehicles and a 30 plate. You make the distance between the tractor and the vehicle in front depend on the current conditions and the possible reaction time of the driver - answer A.
Stopping distance consists of the distance covered during the reaction time and the braking distance. Reaction time depends on you: tiredness, a conversation or a phone can extend it from about one second to several. Braking distance depends on the conditions - speed, road surface, weather, the mass of the load and the condition of the brakes. Only by taking both parts into account do you get the safe distance that the Road Traffic Act requires you to keep. The weather conditions alone (answer B) and the type of road surface alone (answer C) are only part of the picture - the word "only" makes these answers wrong. Stay further back behind a trailer with a loose load also because lumps and stalks may fall from the top, and the trailer itself blocks your view.
Legal basis: Art. 19 para. 1 and para. 2 point 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)