Do you have to exercise particular caution when approaching the stopping place of a vehicle marked in such a way?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a residential street, and ahead of you, at the right edge, there is an orange school bus with "STOP" boards and a symbol showing children on the rear. When approaching the place where such a bus is stopped, you are obliged to exercise particular caution. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states directly that a driver passing a school bus exercises particular caution. When approaching the place where it is stopped, you stop if the bus driver has given a stop signal; otherwise you reduce speed and, if necessary, stop to let the bus join the roadway if it signals that it intends to do so. Children getting off the bus often run across the roadway right in front of it or behind it - you slow down to a speed from which you can stop immediately, and you pass the bus with a large clearance.
Legal basis: Art. 57a para. 2, Art. 18a para. 1 and Art. 3 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)