Are you obliged to exercise particular caution when passing a vehicle marked in such a way?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a street, and ahead of you, at the right edge, there is a minibus with a disability symbol; next to it a carer is helping a person in a wheelchair, who is partly on the roadway. When going around a vehicle marked like this, you exercise particular caution. The answer is: yes.
When you go around a vehicle or obstacle, the Road Traffic Act tells you to keep a safe distance from the vehicle and the road user you are going around and, if necessary, to reduce speed, and for a person with visibly limited mobility crossing the roadway it requires you to stop the vehicle. The wheelchair symbol on the minibus tells you that at any moment someone may come down the lift onto the roadway. You slow down, move to the left and stop if necessary.
Legal basis: Art. 23 para. 1 point 2 and Art. 26 para. 7 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)