The operation of vehicles is prohibited if:

Explanation

In both cases — both the harmful substances in the exhaust gases exceeding the permitted limits and the absence of the footrests provided for on a motorcycle.

The first item ties a technical defect to a legal limit: if the level of harmful substances in the exhaust gases exceeds the limits laid down in the legislation of the Republic of Armenia, operation is prohibited. Behind this figure lies a mechanical reality; an excessively dirty exhaust usually means incomplete combustion, a faulty ignition or fuel system, or a failed catalytic converter. Its effect is not only environmental: in a tunnel, an enclosed car park or a long traffic queue, those same gases reach the cabins of surrounding vehicles.

The second item concerns motorcycles. Footrests are not merely a comfort support; a motorcycle rider controls the machine under braking and in bends through foot pressure and shifting body weight. Without the footrests provided for in the design, the rider's or pillion's foot hangs loose and can catch on the wheel or the asphalt, and, more importantly, the support needed to restrain body weight under braking disappears.

The general rule repeated throughout these questions: any element the manufacturer provided for in the vehicle's design — from head restraints and wipers to footrests and mirrors — must be in place and working. Its absence, however small it may seem, prohibits operation.

• Correct but incomplete; the absence of the footrests provided for on a motorcycle also prohibits operation on its own. • This item is real too, but choosing it alone means disregarding the legal limit on exhaust gas emissions.

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