Are you properly preparing to drive past in this situation?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are driving along a residential street with cars parked mainly on the right side, and an off-road military vehicle is coming from the opposite direction. You slow down and keep to the right so that you can pass it at a safe distance - this is exactly how you prepare for passing an oncoming vehicle. The answer is: yes.
When passing an oncoming vehicle, the Road Traffic Act requires you to keep a safe distance from that vehicle and, if necessary, to move to the right and reduce speed or stop. On a narrow street with cars on both sides there is little space left, and a wide oncoming vehicle needs more of it. You judge whether there is room for both of you; if not, you stop in a gap between the parked cars and let it pass.
Legal basis: Art. 23 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)