Distances in metres
| Situation | How many metres(m) | Where it goes wrong |
|---|---|---|
| Stopping near a pedestrian crossing | 5 | Thinking the ban starts only on the crossing itself. |
| Stopping near a bus-stop sign without marking | 12 | Looking for the block marking and assuming no distance applies when it is absent. |
| Parking near a junction | 5 | Mixing up stopping and parking — this rule is about parking. |
| Visibility at which the rear fog light is allowed | 50 | Switching on the rear fog light in rain. It is allowed only in fog or snowfall with visibility under 50 metres. |
| Warning triangle behind the vehicle | 30 | Placing the triangle right behind the car — then nobody sees it in time. |
| Width above which the moped must use the carriageway | 0.75 | Taking 0.75 m as the box width instead of the whole vehicle with its load. |
| Width above which the bicycle may use the carriageway | 0.75 | Thinking the cargo bike always belongs on the cycle path, however wide it is. |
| Length above which the combination must keep to the right lanes | 7 | Taking the rule as one for lorries. It applies to a car with a trailer too. |
| Load behind the centre of the rear axle | 5 | Watching only the metre behind the bumper. Two limits apply at once. |
| Greatest width of a goods vehicle | 2.55 | Going by the lane width. That says nothing about the vehicle. |
| Greatest height of a goods vehicle | 4 | Thinking sign L1 states the vehicle height; it states the clearance. |
The law itself
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