Are you obliged to exercise particular caution when turning right in this situation?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are driving along a street in town, you pass sign A-30 with plate T-16 warning of emergency vehicles (with flashing blue lights and a siren) coming out, and at the end you turn right into the gate of a hospital, crossing a pavement on which two pedestrians are walking. A turn is a change of direction, and driving across the pavement into a property requires giving way to pedestrians - in both cases you must exercise particular caution. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that a driver may change direction only with particular caution, and when crossing a footway (droga dla pieszych), the driver must exercise particular caution and give way to the pedestrian. In addition, warning sign A-30 itself requires increased attention. You signal the turn, slow down almost to a stop and drive onto the pavement only when the pedestrians have passed.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 1 and Art. 26 para. 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 3 para. 1 and § 11 para. 1 and 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals