In conditions of a significant reduction in speed on the roadway, will the driver of Vehicle 4 drive ahead of the driver of Vehicle 2?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the picture there is a roadway with three lanes in one direction, of which the left and right lanes end and the middle one continues; at the narrowing, vehicle no. 2 with a trailer is moving over from the right lane, the green no. 3 from the left lane, and the red no. 4 is in the middle lane. When there is a significant reduction in speed on the roadway, the driver of vehicle no. 4 does not drive ahead of vehicle no. 2. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that when there is a significant reduction in speed on a roadway with more than two lanes in the same direction, and two lanes end with a lane between them in which you can continue, the driver in this lane must, directly before the point where the lanes end, allow one vehicle or vehicle combination from the right side to change lanes, and then one from the left side. This is a double zipper merge: the driver in the middle lane first lets in one vehicle from the right, then one from the left, and only then goes. So no. 4 must first let no. 2 from the right go ahead, and then no. 3 from the left; driving ahead of no. 2 would break the order.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 4b of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)