In this situation, are you obliged to reduce speed, even though there are no pedestrians at the pedestrian crossing?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video we are riding a moped towards a pedestrian crossing marked with D-6 signs on a yellow background; by the crossing, on the pavement on the right, there are pedestrians who are just coming up to it. In this situation you are obliged to reduce speed, even though the pedestrians are not on the crossing - the answer is YES.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a pedestrian crossing to exercise particular caution and to reduce speed so as not to endanger a pedestrian who is on the crossing or stepping onto it, and also to give way to that pedestrian. Pedestrians standing at the edge may step onto the crossing at any moment, so you slow down now, not only when they put a foot on the roadway. If a pedestrian steps onto the crossing, you stop before it and let them cross.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)