Are you obliged to exercise extreme caution in this situation?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video we are driving along a residential street between blocks of flats, past parked cars, towards a junction with signs A-5 "crossroads" and D-6 "pedestrian crossing" in front of it. In this situation you are obliged to exercise particular caution - the answer is YES.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a junction to exercise particular caution, and when approaching a pedestrian crossing - also to reduce speed so as not to put pedestrians in danger. Here both obligations combine: ahead of us there is an uncontrolled junction of equal roads and a pedestrian crossing. Particular caution means paying more attention and adapting your behaviour to the situation so that you can react quickly enough. In a housing estate this means driving more slowly than the speed limit, watching the spaces between parked cars, where a child may step out, and being ready to stop before the crossing when a pedestrian steps onto it.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 1, Art. 26 para. 1 and Art. 2 point 22 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 5 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals