How should you observe the road while riding your motorcycle, if you intend to enter the traffic lane on your left?
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Correct answer
C. By looking into the left mirror, and if necessary, turning your head.
Explanation
The question is about watching the road behind your motorcycle before moving into the lane on your left. You look in the left mirror and, if necessary, also turn your head - answer C.
The Road Traffic Act states that a driver may change lanes only while exercising particular caution and must give way to a vehicle travelling in the lane they intend to move into. A motorcycle mirror shows the road behind you, but it has a blind spot - an area just behind your left shoulder where a whole car can fit. The mirror alone (answer A) does not show this area, and turning your head alone (answer B) takes your eyes off the road ahead and turns the handlebars. So you combine both methods: first the mirror, then a quick glance over your left shoulder, the indicator early enough, and only then a smooth lane change. Turning your head is "if necessary", because when the mirror shows an empty lane far behind you and nobody could have hidden in it, a visual check is enough; in heavy traffic you always glance.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 1, 4 and 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)