Are you obliged to reduce your speed in this situation so as not to endanger the pedestrian?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video we are driving a tram towards a pedestrian crossing marked with sign D-6 with plate T-27, which indicates a crossing used particularly often by children; a man in a yellow high-visibility jacket is stepping onto the crossing from the right, and a tram is coming from the opposite direction. In this situation you have to reduce speed so as not to endanger the pedestrian - the answer is YES.
A tram driver approaching a pedestrian crossing must reduce speed so as not to endanger a pedestrian who is on the crossing, and must give way to him. The pedestrian is already crossing the tracks, so you slow down and stop if necessary. Plate T-27 reminds you that children may cross here.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1a of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 47 para. 4-5 of the Regulation on road signs and signals