In this situation, can you bypass the car visible on the right?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are driving along a city street with two lanes in your direction; in front of you, in the left lane, a blue car with its left indicator on has stopped to let a tram cross the tram tracks. In this situation, you are allowed to go around this car on the right. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires you, when going around, to keep a safe distance from the vehicle you are going around and, if necessary, to reduce your speed, and it states that going around a vehicle that is signalling its intention to turn left may only be done on its right side. The right lane is free, so you change lanes using your indicator and drive past the stationary car, slowing down before the tram tracks and checking whether another tram is coming from the left, to which you would have to give way.
Legal basis: Art. 23 para. 1 point 2 and Art. 22 para. 4 and 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)