How can you improve visibility when approaching a turn with limited visibility on the right?
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Correct answer
A. I'll go close to the axis of the roadway.
Explanation
In the photo, beyond sign A-1 "dangerous right bend" and sign B-33 "40", the road bends to the right behind trees that hide its further course. When approaching a right bend with limited visibility, you improve visibility by moving closer to the centre line of the roadway - answer A.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign A-1 warns of a dangerous right bend, and the Road Traffic Act requires you to drive at a speed that keeps the vehicle under control, taking into account the visibility of the road. A motorcycle is narrow, so within your own lane you can choose your line: before a right bend you position yourself on the left side of the lane, close to the centre line of the roadway, because from there you can "look round" the trees further along the curve and see an obstacle, a pedestrian or an oncoming vehicle earlier. Keeping to the right edge (answer B) shortens visibility the most, and the middle of the lane (answer C) is a compromise that gains nothing. You do not cross the centre line - a lorry may come from the opposite direction - and you are still riding in your own lane, so you do not break the rule of riding close to the right edge; when you see the exit of the bend, you move your line towards the middle of the lane.
Legal basis: Art. 19 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 4 para. 1 and § 27 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals