In this situation, are you obliged to exercise particular caution?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video we are driving a tram towards a stop with a pedestrian crossing next to it; on the left there is a bus, and from behind it a pedestrian is walking across the crossing and will soon step onto the tracks in front of the tram. In this situation you are obliged to exercise particular caution - the answer is YES.
The tram driver, when approaching a pedestrian crossing, is obliged to exercise particular caution. Particular caution means paying more attention and adapting your behaviour to the conditions so that you can react quickly enough. A crossing at a stop where a bus is standing is a place of special risk: pedestrians come out from behind the bus, run to the stop and step onto the tracks without looking. That is why you reduce speed, watch both sides of the crossing and are ready to brake immediately.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1a and Art. 2 point 22 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)