Are you obliged to exercise particular caution in this situation?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are driving on a priority road marked with sign D-1 and approaching a pedestrian crossing with a traffic island in the middle, next to which there are signs C-9 and D-6. When approaching the crossing, you must exercise particular caution. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a pedestrian crossing to exercise particular caution, to reduce speed so as not to put in danger a pedestrian who is on the crossing or stepping onto it, and to give way to that pedestrian. Right of way on the main road applies to vehicles from minor roads, not to pedestrians on the zebra crossing. The island makes the lane narrower, so you slow down even more and look at both ends of the crossing.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 47 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals