Police no longer punish for blocking the left lane? Are there mandate plans?
Andrzej Gramatyka, Deputy Head of the Road Department of the Zelenogursk Police, applicant, answers these and other questions from readers.
Very often on a city street I see a car driving slowly in the left lane on a two-lane road, which actually makes it difficult for others to drive. Unfortunately, I did not see police officers react to such actions, and a police car repeatedly passed by such a moving car.
- You seem to be right. The police rarely react to such situations, which sometimes causes traffic problems. It seems that the rule about the need to drive on the right side of the road is slowly starting to die. The reason for this is the traffic volume, which is increasing every year, and the condition of the road surface, which is usually in a terrible state on the right side of the road.
Drove the car from Germany. I haven't registered it yet, but I've taken out insurance. The car also passes important technical tests. Can I drive such a car?
- No. The condition for the admission of a vehicle to traffic in Poland is its registration. So if the car was deregistered in Germany, and in the described case it happened, then you can’t drive it on Polish roads.
I am going to go to the lake with my family during the summer holidays. For convenience, I want to take a trailer for driving a boat. Does a category B driver's license give you the right to drive a trailer?
Yes, but under certain conditions. The actual total weight of the trailer, including the boat on it, cannot be greater than the weight of the vehicle that is towing it. In addition, the permitted gross vehicle weight (DCM) of the vehicle plus the permitted gross vehicle weight of the trailer may not exceed 3,5 tonnes. A category B driver's license entitles you to drive a car or road train with a total mass of up to 3,5 tons. An exception is the attachment of a light trailer with a gross weight of up to 3,5 kg to a vehicle with a gross weight of up to 750 tons. The weight of such a road train is 4,25 kg, but it can be driven by a driver with category B rights. 4,25 tons.
My daughter has grown a lot. When, instead of a car seat, can he sit in the so-called seat?
- There is no regulation on this issue. A car seat or other device must be used until the child is 12 years of age or less than 150 cm tall. Therefore, when replacing a seat with a seat, I suggest using common sense. As long as the child fits into the seat, let him stay there as long as possible. The seat is much safer.
My son is three years old. Can he ride next to the driver, of course, strapped to the seat?
– Can ride in the front seat with a child seat fastened. There is only one condition. It cannot be reversed if the vehicle is equipped with an airbag. And this is regardless of whether it can be turned off. This way your child can ride forward facing.
Can or can't I appeal the fine notice? I've read conflicting statements about this many times.
– The moment you sign a penalty ticket, it becomes legally binding. In this situation, only the court has the right to withdraw or annul it. But only if the fine is imposed for an act that is not an offense or a violation of the law. I know from my own experience that drivers most often appeal against fines imposed for a collision. However, courts very rarely overrule such mandates.
The rules show that instead of punishing a driver or a pedestrian, a police officer can limit himself to briefing. I have spoken to many of my friends and I know that they have all received fines, even for minor offences. Is it supposed to be like this? Are you paid for the number of tickets issued?
- There can be no question of any compensation for the large number of fines imposed. Statistics show that about 20 percent of offenses end in a warning. But it is also true that compared to the situation of many years ago, for example, in the 90s, the police are much more likely to get a fine. There are several reasons, and perhaps the most important is that the effectiveness of fines is much higher than the directives to improve road safety. That is why the police, in order to make roads safer, have become tougher and more often resort to more drastic measures. However, I would like to emphasize that it is the officer who decides whether to impose a fine or be content with a warning.
He listened and wrote Czeslaw Wachnik
