You are in a built-up area. Are you in this situation obliged to allow the bus driver to merge into the traffic?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video we are driving along a street in a built-up area behind a passenger car; on the right, at a bus shelter, there is a city bus with its left indicator on, which wants to move off from the stop. As you are in a built-up area, you are obliged to allow the bus driver to join traffic (włączanie się do ruchu) - the answer is YES.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a marked bus stop in a built-up area to reduce speed and, if necessary, stop, to allow the bus driver to join traffic if they use the indicator to signal that they intend to change lanes or to drive out of a lay-by (bus bay) onto the roadway. The bus has its indicator on, so you let it out. However, the bus driver does not have absolute right of way: they may move into the lane or onto the roadway only after making sure that this will not endanger road safety.
Legal basis: Art. 18 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)