In this situation, are you allowed to stop at the right edge of the roadway?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving in the right lane of a high-speed road (a motorway or an expressway), with barriers on both sides; an arrow pointing right is painted on the roadway, and a deceleration lane branches off on the right. You are not allowed to stop at the right edge of the roadway. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits stopping or parking a vehicle on a motorway or an expressway anywhere other than in places designated for this purpose; if the vehicle has come to a standstill for technical reasons, the driver must remove the vehicle from the roadway and warn other road users. On a motorway cars drive at up to 140 km/h and nobody expects a stationary car; stopping at the edge of the roadway, even for a moment to check the satnav or answer the phone, is one of the most common causes of fatal rear-end crashes. You may stop only at rest areas (MOP), car parks and lay-bys marked with signs. If the car breaks down, you pull onto the emergency lane (hard shoulder), switch on the hazard warning lights, put out the warning triangle 100 m behind the vehicle and wait behind the barrier. The arrow visible on the roadway leads to the exit - it does not mark a place to stop.
Legal basis: Art. 49 para. 3 and Art. 50 para. 2 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)