On a road designated in this manner, does a person using a mobility aid have the right to use the full width of the road and have priority over vehicles?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
Sign D-40 marks a residential area, in which a person using a mobility aid - rollerblades, roller skates, a skateboard, a scooter without a motor - may use the full width of the road and has right of way over vehicles. Both parts of the question are true, so the answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that outside a residential area such a person uses a footway, a shared footway and cycle path or a cycle path, whereas in a residential area they use the full width of the road and have right of way over vehicles. They do not have right of way over pedestrians - in the zone, a pedestrian has right of way over them as well. For a driver, there is only one conclusion: in a residential area, everyone who is not driving a vehicle is more important than you.
Legal basis: Art. 15a para. 1 and 2 and Art. 11 para. 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 58 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals