A tram driver has wrongly positioned the rail switch, and noticed this about 1 m behind it. Can he reverse the tram without making sure it poses no danger?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
This question is about a tram driver who set the points wrongly and noticed it about 1 m past them. The tram driver is not allowed to reverse the tram without checking whether this will cause danger - the answer is NO.
Reversing is a manoeuvre during which the driver must give way to other road users and exercise particular caution, and in particular check whether the manoeuvre will cause danger or obstruct traffic, and make sure that there is no obstacle behind the vehicle. Even reversing a short distance of one metre may endanger a pedestrian who has walked behind the tram or a car that has stopped just behind it. The tram driver notifies the traffic control centre (nadzór ruchu), checks the surroundings, if necessary gets help from another person, and only then does the tram driver reverse.
Legal basis: Art. 23 para. 1 point 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)