When driving at the speed of 50 km/h should you slow down while approaching the closest junction when the situation on the right hand side of the road is not adequately visible?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo you are driving along a city street with sign A-5 "crossroads" on the right, and parked cars and fences block your view of the road entering from the right. Driving at 50 km/h with such limited visibility, you should reduce speed before the junction. The answer is: yes.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign A-5 warns of a junction where right of way is not determined by signs, and the Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a junction to exercise particular caution and give way to a vehicle from the right, and to drive at a speed that takes into account the visibility of the road. Since you cannot see whether someone is approaching from the right, you must be able to stop when they appear - at 50 km/h this is impossible.
Legal basis: § 5 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 25 para. 1 and Art. 19 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)