Are you obliged, in this situation, to ensure that no other vehicle is approaching from the lane you intend to drive into?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video we are driving in the right lane of a wide street in the city centre, and ahead of us a bus is standing at a stop; to continue, we must change to the left lane. In this situation you are obliged to check whether another vehicle is approaching in the lane you want to move into - the answer is YES.
A driver changing lanes is obliged to exercise particular caution and give way to a vehicle travelling in the lane they intend to move into. You cannot do this without checking what is happening in that lane. So you look in the rear-view mirror, and just before the manoeuvre also over your shoulder, because a car, a motorcycle or a bicycle may be in the mirror's blind spot. Only when you are sure that you will not force anyone to brake or change their path do you change lanes smoothly. A two-wheeler is smaller and disappears more quickly from other drivers' field of view, so do not assume that someone will let you in.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 1 and 4 and Art. 2 point 23 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)