Which vehicles are not affected by the stop sign in this case?

Explanation

Vehicles of disabled people; that is, motorised invalid carriages and cars displaying the "Disabled" identification mark.

The round crossed sign in the picture is "no stopping", but the white plate beneath it plays the decisive role: a wheelchair symbol struck through with a red diagonal line means "except for the disabled". This plate removes the sign's effect for one defined group and leaves it untouched for everyone else. Note that the correct option does not mean an ordinary motorcycle; it is about motorised carriages for disabled people and cars on which the "Disabled" identification mark is fitted.

The logic of this exception is humane and at the same time a matter of safety: a driver unable to walk far, if forced to stop further away, must cover more distance on the carriageway or alongside the traffic flow; the legislator has preferred the vehicle to stand near its destination so that a person is not exposed to danger.

Hold two exam points together. First, no exception exists by itself; if the plate were not beneath the sign, stopping would be prohibited for everyone. Second, use of this exception depends on the official "Disabled" mark being displayed on the vehicle, not merely on a less mobile passenger being aboard; in the picture only this one plate is fitted and no other exception has been announced.

• A taxi has a special standing in many stopping rules and is tempting for that reason; but the plate fitted in the picture excepts only disabled people and makes no mention of taxis. • If the sign covered no vehicle at all, posting it would be pointless; the plate removes the prohibition for one group, not for everyone.

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