When exiting the lay-by, are you obliged to exercise particular caution?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are standing in a lay-by at the right-hand edge of a busy street, and in the left mirror you can see cars and a van driving in your lane. Leaving the lay-by after parking is joining traffic (włączanie się do ruchu), so you exercise particular caution and let all approaching vehicles pass. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that joining traffic takes place when you start driving after parking or after stopping that is not caused by traffic conditions, and when entering the roadway from the shoulder, and the driver joining traffic must exercise particular caution and give way to other vehicles. You look in the mirror and over your shoulder, switch on the left indicator and move off in a gap, accelerating quickly so that you do not block the lane.
Legal basis: Art. 17 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)