In this situation, are you obliged to stop your vehicle to allow a pedestrian to cross the road?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video we are driving through a junction in the city centre and turning into a street where there is a pedestrian crossing just beyond the junction; next to the crossing there is a pedestrian who intends to cross the roadway. In this situation you have to stop the vehicle to let the pedestrian cross the roadway - the answer is YES.
A driver turning into an intersecting road must give way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway of the road he is entering. When approaching a crossing, he must also exercise particular caution and give way to a pedestrian on the crossing or entering it. The pedestrian is standing at the start of the crossing and intends to cross, so you stop before the crossing and let him cross. When turning, you drive slowly, because a pedestrian at a crossing just around the corner comes into your field of view only at the last moment.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)