When involved in a road accident in which there are no dead or injured persons, are you obliged to remove the vehicle from the road?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo you can see the scene of an incident on a narrow road among houses: a moped is standing just behind a passenger car with its hazard warning lights on, and a reflective warning triangle has been placed on the roadway behind them. If you are involved in a road accident in which no one is killed or injured, you are obliged to remove the vehicle from the road - the answer is YES.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver involved in an accident to remove the vehicle from the accident scene immediately, so that it does not create danger or block traffic, if no one is killed or injured. Before you move the vehicle, you may take photos that will help when you report the damage. You move the vehicles off the roadway or as close to its edge as possible, and for the duration of the incident you mark the place with hazard warning lights and a warning triangle. Leaving the vehicles in the middle of the roadway only so that "the police can see" is wrong and dangerous.
Legal basis: Art. 44 para. 1 point 2-3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)