Are you obliged to keep at least 1 metre distance from the stationary object you are passing?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo, you are driving under a flyover (viaduct), past the stone abutment wall of the flyover with the yellow and black board U-9 marking restricted clearance. When passing a stationary object, the rules require a safe distance, but they do not give it as a number - a distance of at least 1 metre is a requirement when overtaking cyclists and other vulnerable road users, not when passing an object. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that when passing an obstacle, the driver keeps a safe distance from the obstacle being passed and, if necessary, reduces speed; the Act provides for a distance of not less than 1 m when overtaking, among others, a bicycle, a moped, a motorcycle, an electric scooter, a personal transport device (UTO) and a column of pedestrians. You judge for yourself what is safe, depending on what you are passing: next to a wall, what matters is the outline of the car including the mirrors; next to a person on the shoulder, you want much more space.
Legal basis: Art. 23 para. 1 point 2 and Art. 24 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)