Has the driver of the combination of vehicles, who stopped in the middle of this roadway, behaved appropriately towards the driver of the emergency fire service vehicle?

In the photo there is a dual carriageway in a traffic jam; a lorry with a semi-trailer has stopped in the middle of the roadway, straddling the line between the lanes, and behind it, in the right lane, there is a fire engine with its blue lights and siren on, which cannot get through. The driver of the vehicle combination did not behave correctly towards the fire service emergency vehicle (with flashing blue lights and a siren). The answer is: no.

The Road Traffic Act requires every road user to make it easier for an emergency vehicle to pass, in particular by moving out of its way immediately and, if necessary, stopping; when there is heavy traffic on a roadway with two lanes, the driver in the left lane pulls over as close as possible to the left edge of the lane, and the driver in the right lane - as close as possible to the right edge. The lorry did the opposite: it stopped in the middle of the roadway, taking up part of both lanes and closing the corridor that should have formed between the lanes. The fire engine is on its way to a fire - smoke can be seen in the background - and every second counts. The driver of the vehicle combination should have pulled over to the edge of the lane they were in and left the middle clear. A long combination needs an earlier reaction, because manoeuvring it in a traffic jam takes longer.

Legal basis: Art. 9 para. 1 and para. 2 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)