In this situation, can you stop a car on the sidewalk just in front of a public transport stop?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a street with tram tracks in a town, and on the right, next to the pavement, there is a bus stop with a shelter and sign D-15. In this situation you cannot stop the vehicle on the pavement just before the stop. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits stopping a vehicle less than 15 m from the post or board marking a stop, and at a stop with a lay-by (bus bay) - along its whole length; the ban applies regardless of whether you stop on the roadway or on the pavement. A car standing just before the stop blocks the way in for the bus and blocks the passengers' view of the approaching vehicle. If you have to stop, you do it at least 15 m before the stop sign or after it, where the pavement has at least 1.5 m of free width.
Legal basis: Art. 49 para. 1 point 9 and Art. 47 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 51 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals