On this road, once you go past this sign, can you park the car at any place on the road, provided that this does not constitute an obstacle to traffic?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
Sign D-40 "residential area" introduces special rules: pedestrians have right of way, speed is limited to 20 km/h, and parking is allowed only in places marked for this purpose - such places can be seen in the photo: parking bays on both sides marked with sign D-18. Leaving the car anywhere on the roadway, even when it does not bother anyone, is prohibited here.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits parking in a residential area anywhere other than in places designated for this purpose. This is a different logic from an ordinary street, where you may park anywhere there is no ban. In a residential area you do not look for a ban, but for clear permission in the form of a parking sign or painted parking spaces.
Legal basis: Art. 49 para. 2 point 4 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