Are you obliged in this situation to slow down in the built-up area to allow the bus driver to join the traffic?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a street in a town, and ahead of you a green bus is standing at a stop and switches on its left indicator - it wants to move off from the lay-by onto the roadway. In a built-up area you must reduce your speed, and if necessary stop, so that it can 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 the bus driver signals with the indicator the intention to leave the lay-by or change lanes. The bus driver, in turn, may move off only after making sure that this will not cause danger.
Legal basis: Art. 18 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)