Are you obliged in this situation to slow down when there are no pedestrians on the road?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are driving on a priority road and approaching a pedestrian crossing with a traffic island; next to it there are signs D-6 and C-9, and there is nobody on the crossing or near it. The duty to reduce speed before a crossing exists so as not to put in danger a pedestrian who is on the crossing or stepping onto it - when there are no pedestrians, you do not have to slow down. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a crossing to exercise particular caution and to reduce speed so as not to put in danger a pedestrian who is on the crossing or stepping onto it, and to give way to that pedestrian. Particular caution always applies: you watch both ends of the crossing and the traffic island, because a pedestrian may appear from behind a post or a tree.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)