You intend to drive into the gate. Are you obliged to give the right of way to these pedestrians?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a street in town and intend to turn right into a gate; two men are walking along the pavement that you have to cross. When you drive into the gate across a footway (droga dla pieszych), you are obliged to give way to them. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that a driver crossing a footway is obliged to drive slowly and give way to pedestrians. The pavement belongs to pedestrians - you are a guest on it, not the other way round. You switch on your indicator, slow down almost to a stop and drive into the gate only when nobody is walking along the pavement, also looking to the right, where pedestrians may appear from behind the fence.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 4 and Art. 22 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)