Do you have the right of way over pedestrians in this situation?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you drive through a gate onto a cobbled square in front of a school, where pupils with backpacks and wheeled suitcases are walking; there is no separate roadway or pavement here. On such a square a pedestrian has right of way over a vehicle. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver crossing a footway (droga dla pieszych) to drive slowly and give way to pedestrians, and this rule applies accordingly when driving on a square where, because there is no separate roadway, pedestrians and vehicles move on the same surface. Children going into school do not look at cars, so you drive at walking pace, stop before every group and do not use the horn.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 4 and 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)