Are you obliged to assess the situation behind the vehicle on the remaining lanes before passing this stationary obstacle?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo, you are driving in the left lane of a wide street next to the tram tracks, and ahead of you the lane is closed by a roadworks board with traffic cones. To go around the obstacle, you must move into the neighbouring lane, where other cars are driving - so first you check in the mirrors what is happening behind you in the other lanes. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that you may change lanes only with particular caution and after giving way to a vehicle travelling in the lane you intend to enter. An obstacle in your lane does not give you any privilege; only if traffic were standing in a queue would the zipper merge (jazda na suwak) apply. You switch on the indicator early enough, look in the mirror and the blind spot, and move over in a gap.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 1, 4 and 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)