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Question no. 4353 2 pts basic BAA1A2AMB1CC1DD1T

Are you allowed in this situation to drive onto the pavement to avoid this vehicle?

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Correct answer

NO

Explanation

In the video, you are driving along a street in a housing estate, a military off-road vehicle in front of you stops, cars are coming from the opposite direction, and there is a pavement on the right side of the roadway. You are not allowed to drive onto the pavement to go around this vehicle. The answer is: no.

The Road Traffic Act states that a pavement is the part of the road for pedestrians intended only for their traffic, and it prohibits the driver of a vehicle from driving along a footway (droga dla pieszych); the exceptions apply only to cyclists and scooters in specified situations, and with a car you may at most stop or park on the pavement under the rules of a separate provision - never drive along it. The driver is also obliged to avoid any action that could endanger pedestrians. Driving onto the pavement to go around a stationary car means driving on a part of the road that is not intended for cars, and it is a real danger to people walking there. You wait behind the vehicle or go around it on the left when the roadway is clear.

Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 3 point 3, Art. 2 point 9, Art. 47 para. 1 and Art. 3 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)

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