Which of the following ways of stopping the bus before the intersection on a dry road surface is appropriate?
Show the correct answer
Correct answer
C. Depressing the brake pedal and in the final braking stage the clutch pedal.
Explanation
The question is about the correct way to stop a bus before a junction on a dry roadway. You press the brake pedal, and in the final stage of braking - the clutch pedal - answer C.
The Road Traffic Act requires you to brake in a way that does not endanger road safety or obstruct traffic. In a normal stop, you first brake with a gear engaged, so the engine helps to slow down and the bus stays stable. You press the clutch only at the end, just before stopping, so that the engine does not stall. Pressing the clutch before the brake (answer A) or together with it (answer B) disconnects the engine from the wheels over the whole braking distance - you lose engine braking, and the bus rolls as if it were in neutral. Pressing both pedals at the same time is used in emergency braking with ABS, not when normally approaching a junction.
Legal basis: Art. 19 para. 2 point 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)