Is it justifiable to decrease the speed when passing in this situation?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a residential street, there are parked cars on the right, and two men are standing next to one of them, right by the roadway; cars are coming from the opposite direction, and sign A-30 warns of other danger. Reducing speed while passing is fully justified here. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires you, when passing, to keep a safe distance from the vehicle or road user you are passing and to reduce speed if necessary, and it requires you to drive at a speed that allows you to keep control of the vehicle. A person standing right by the roadway, next to a car, may take a step back, and the oncoming traffic does not let you move far to the left - the only way to increase your margin is to slow down. You slow down, pass them with as much distance as the roadway allows, and watch their hands and feet.
Legal basis: Art. 23 para. 1 point 2 and Art. 19 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 11 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals