When driving on a road that is marked in this manner, do you have the right of way over someone who is using a mobility aid?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
Sign D-40 "residential area" reverses the usual order on the road: in this zone, the driver of a vehicle does not have right of way over a person on rollerblades, a skateboard or another mobility aid - it is that person who has right of way over the vehicle. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act says that in a residential area a person using a mobility aid uses the full width of the road and has right of way over vehicles. A pedestrian also has right of way over vehicles here. For a driver, this means driving at no more than 20 km/h and being ready to stop at any moment, because a child on rollerblades may come out from behind a parked car without looking around.
Legal basis: Art. 15a para. 2 and Art. 20 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 58 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals