Practice question

If an uncontainable fire breaks out on a truck inside an Austrian road tunnel (e.g. Arlberg Tunnel or Plabutsch Tunnel operated by ASFINAG), what is the mandatory safety protocol the driver must follow?

If possible, drive the vehicle OUT of the tunnel; if stopping is inevitable, pull into an emergency bay (Pannenbucht) or onto the right edge, switch off the engine, LEAVE THE IGNITION KEYS IN THE VEHICLE, activate the emergency SOS fire alarm, and immediately walk along the illuminated emergency signs to the nearest emergency exit door (Fluchtweg)
Lock the truck cabin doors from the inside, close the windows, and sleep in the bunk waiting for firefighters to arrive
Attempt a U-turn across the tunnel roadway to drive back against traffic
Stay with the burning truck to guard the cargo against theft

Answer: A — If possible, drive the vehicle OUT of the tunnel; if stopping is inevitable, pull into an emergency bay (Pannenbucht) or onto the right edge, switch off the engine, LEAVE THE IGNITION KEYS IN THE VEHICLE, activate the emergency SOS fire alarm, and immediately walk along the illuminated emergency signs to the nearest emergency exit door (Fluchtweg)

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