Should you stop your vehicle when the oncoming vehicle is passing?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are driving along a residential street with cars parked on the left side, and in front of you a red car is standing at the right-hand edge - an obstacle on your side. An off-road vehicle is coming from the opposite direction. There is not enough room for both of you next to the obstacle, so you must stop and let it pass. 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. Going around the red car would require entering the part of the roadway that the oncoming vehicle is using at that moment; you are the one with the obstacle on your side, so you are the one who waits. You stop before the standing car, not level with it.
Legal basis: Art. 23 para. 1 point 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)