Are you obliged to stop the vehicle in the presented situation?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
The tram is standing at a stop without a traffic island, and passengers are getting off it directly onto the roadway where you are driving in the right-hand lane. People are walking between the tram and the pavement, which is exactly where your car would be in a moment. That is why you must stop.
The rule is simple: when a tram stop has no traffic island and a tram is pulling into it or standing at it, the driver must stop the vehicle so that passengers can freely walk to the tram or to the pavement. You may move off when there is no one left on the roadway, and when driving past a tram with open doors, you drive very slowly and exercise particular caution. The same rule applies accordingly to buses and other public transport vehicles when their stop is not next to the pavement and passengers have to cross the roadway.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 6 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)