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3 ptsBOfficial number: 3650

What distance from the preceding vehicle should you keep when driving a passenger car outside the built-up area in a tunnel 600 metres long?

Description

Art. 19 para. 4 pt. 1 of the Act of 20 June 1997 - Road Traffic Act (Journal of Laws of 2012, item 1137, as amended)
Explanation

Correct answer: Not shorter than 50 metres.

According to Art. 19 para. 4 of the Road Traffic Act, in tunnels longer than 500 m (outside built-up areas), the driver of a passenger car is obliged to maintain a distance of at least 50 metres from the preceding vehicle. This regulation is intended to prevent pile-ups in a confined space.