Are you obliged to stop the vehicle in the presented situation?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a residential street that is a priority road marked with sign D-1, and you are approaching a pedestrian crossing with sign D-6, across which a person in a wheelchair is moving from the left. You must stop the vehicle. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act gives a pedestrian on a crossing right of way and requires the driver to reduce speed and give way to them, and when a person with visibly limited mobility is crossing the roadway, it requires the vehicle to stop to allow them to cross. A priority road gives you an advantage only over vehicles from minor roads, never over pedestrians on a zebra crossing. You stop before the crossing and move off when the wheelchair has reached the pavement.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1 and 7 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 43 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals