On a road, once you go past this sign, can you drive at a speed of 30 km/h?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you turn into a small estate street, at the entrance to which there is sign D-40 "residential area" - a blue board with a pedestrian, a car and a house. On the road beyond this sign you cannot drive at 30 km/h. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that the speed limit in a residential area is 20 km/h, and the Regulation on road signs and signals specifies that sign D-40 marks the entrance to such an area, in which speed bumps and other devices that force slow driving might not be marked with signs. In a residential area a pedestrian may use the full width of the road and has right of way over vehicles, so 20 km/h is a speed from which you can stop before a child running out from behind a car. You drive in first or second gear, with your foot ready on the brake.
Legal basis: Art. 20 para. 2 and Art. 11 para. 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 58 para. 1 and 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals