Are you allowed to stop the vehicle directly behind this pedestrian crossing?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are approaching a pedestrian crossing on a narrow street in the town centre in the rain; the roadway is two-way and has only two lanes, one in each direction. On such a road the ban on stopping applies not only before the crossing, but also immediately after it. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits stopping on a pedestrian crossing and less than 10 m before it, and on a two-way road with two lanes this ban also applies after the crossing. The reason: a car standing after the crossing on your side hides pedestrians from drivers coming from the opposite direction, for whom the same crossing is "before" them. You can stop only 10 m after the zebra crossing.
Legal basis: Art. 49 para. 1 point 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)