Are you obliged to exercise particular caution in this situation?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a residential street, and at its end there is a pedestrian crossing with signs D-6 and C-2. At the crossing, groups of children with carers are standing on both sides, and some of them are already stepping onto the zebra crossing. This is a situation in which you are required to exercise particular caution. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a pedestrian crossing to exercise particular caution, reduce speed and give way to a pedestrian who is on the crossing or stepping onto it. Children are smaller, behave unpredictably and cannot judge the speed of cars, so the principle of limited trust tells you to assume that one of them may run out without looking. You slow down so that you can stop before the zebra crossing.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1 and Art. 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)