Is a driver permitted to pick up or set down a passenger on a motorway?
- It is only permitted within 200 metres of a slip-road.
- It is not permitted, except during daylight hours.
- Correct answerA driver is never permitted to pick up or set down passengers on a motorway.
- It is permitted provided that the driver stops on the hard-shoulder.
Explanation
Motorways are designed so that traffic can move faster and more freely. It is illegal and dangerous to stop a vehicle on any part of a motorway except in an emergency or when signalled to do so by a Garda.
Read in Chinese
驾驶员是否被允许在高速公路上接送乘客？
- 仅允许在匝道200米范围内。
- 除白天时间外，不允许。
- 驾驶员绝不允许在高速公路上上下乘客。
- 只要司机停在硬路肩上，这是允许的。
高速公路的设计目的是让交通更快更顺畅地流动。除非在紧急情况下或在警察指示下，否则在高速公路的任何部分停车都是违法且危险的。