When a person with visible, limited mobility is crossing the road outside a pedestrian crossing, are you obliged to stop to allow them to cross?

The question is about a person with visibly limited mobility who is crossing the roadway outside a pedestrian crossing. You must stop to allow them to cross. The answer is: yes.

The Road Traffic Act states that when a person with a disability using a special sign, or a person with visibly limited mobility, is crossing the roadway, the driver is obliged to stop the vehicle to allow them to cross. The rule speaks of "crossing the roadway", not of a pedestrian crossing - so the obligation to stop applies to every place where such a person crosses the roadway, also outside the zebra crossing. This is an exception to the rule that a pedestrian who crosses the roadway outside a pedestrian crossing gives way to vehicles: for a person on crutches, in a wheelchair, with a white cane or who clearly has difficulty walking, the Act reverses this rule and requires the driver to stop. It is not only about slowing down - you must stop and wait until the person leaves the roadway, even if it takes a long time. You stop at a safe distance, do not sound the horn and do not move off until they reach the other edge.

Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 7 and Art. 13 para. 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)