Does a broken line in front of a pedestrian crossing indicate a conditional stopping area?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo you have stopped before a pedestrian crossing marked with D-6 signs with plate T-27, which a woman is crossing; a broken line made of rectangles is painted before the stripes. This broken line before the crossing marks a conditional stopping place. The answer is: yes.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that marking P-14 "give-way line made of rectangles" (linia warunkowego zatrzymania złożona z prostokątów) shows the place where the vehicle stops, among others, before a pedestrian crossing, before a cycle crossing and before a traffic light. The word "conditional" in its Polish name means that you stop before it when you need to - when a pedestrian is on the crossing or stepping onto it, or when the light is red; when the crossing is empty, you drive through. Here a pedestrian is on the crossing, so you stop before the line and move off only when she has left the roadway.
Legal basis: § 89 para. 3 point 2 and § 47 para. 5 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 26 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)