On a road, once you go past this sign, are you obliged to give the right of way to pedestrians?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you turn into a small estate street, at the entrance to which there is sign D-40 "residential area". On the road beyond this sign you must give way to pedestrians. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that in a residential area a pedestrian may use the full width of the road and has right of way over vehicles, and the Regulation on road signs and signals specifies that sign D-40 marks the entrance to a residential area. Here a pedestrian does not have to use the pavement or a pedestrian crossing and may step onto the roadway at any point, and you must let them do so. The speed of 20 km/h that the Act sets for this area gives you time to react. You give way to every pedestrian, including a child on a scooter and a person stepping out from behind a parked car, and you move on when the road is clear.
Legal basis: Art. 11 para. 5 and Art. 20 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 58 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals