What is the minimum distance you must maintain from the vehicle in front of you if you are travelling on this road with your passenger car at the maximum permitted speed?

Description

Art. 19 para. 3.a of the Act of 20 June 1997, the Road Traffic Act (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2021, item 450)

Explanation

Correct answer: 70 m.

The E-1a sign 'advance direction sign' is placed on a motorway. The maximum speed on this road is 140 km/h. To maintain a safe distance from the preceding vehicle, you should follow the rule that this distance should be half the vehicle's speed in metres. Therefore, when driving at 140 km/h on a motorway, you should maintain a distance of 70 m from the vehicle in front.

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