In this situation, are you obliged to give way to a pedestrian?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are approaching a pedestrian crossing in town, with a traffic island marked with sign C-9; on the left, on the pavement next to a building, a man is standing facing the roadway, but he is not stepping onto the crossing. In this situation you are not required to give way to him. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that a driver approaching a pedestrian crossing must exercise particular caution, reduce speed so as not to endanger a pedestrian who is on the crossing or entering it, and give way to a pedestrian who is on the crossing or entering it. So the duty to give way applies to a pedestrian who is on the crossing or is just stepping onto it - not to a person standing on the pavement. The man in the video is standing still next to the crossing, so formally you do not have to stop. Caution remains: you slow down, watch him and are ready to brake, because the moment he takes a step onto the roadway, he becomes a pedestrian entering the crossing and gains right of way.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1 and Art. 13 para. 1a of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)