Are you allowed in this situation to resume driving, regardless of the movement of pedestrians on the roadway?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving on a street with tram tracks in the middle; on the left a tram is standing at a stop without a traffic island, and passengers are getting off it straight into your lane and walking to the pavement on the right. You are not allowed to continue driving - you must stop the vehicle and let the pedestrians go. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that if a tram stop has no island for passengers, and a tram is arriving at it or standing at it, the driver must stop the vehicle at such a place and for such a time as to let pedestrians walk freely to the tram or to the pavement. You stop before the tram doors and move off only when all passengers have left the roadway and the doors have closed.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 6 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)