Should you use the horn in this situation?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving on a priority road marked with sign D-1 with plate T-6a and turning right, and a cyclist is riding across the cycle crossing at the entry of the road you are turning into. You should not use the horn - you should give way to the cyclist. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act allows you to use the horn only when it is necessary to warn of danger, and prohibits using it in a built-up area unless it is necessary because of immediate danger; at the same time, it requires a driver approaching a cycle crossing to give way to a cyclist on the crossing. The horn will not give you a right of way that you do not have, and it may frighten the cyclist. You slow down and wait until the cyclist has crossed.
Legal basis: Art. 29 para. 1 and para. 2 point 1 and 2 and Art. 27 para. 1 and 1a of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)