In this situation, when entering the property, are you obliged to give the right of way to the pedestrian?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are driving along a street through an estate of detached houses and turning left into a property, and a man in a red sweatshirt is walking along the pavement on the left, which you have to cross. When entering the property, you are obliged to give way to the pedestrian. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver crossing a footway (droga dla pieszych) to drive slowly and give way to pedestrians. An entrance to a property always leads across the pavement, and a pedestrian walking along the pavement is in their own space and does not have to expect a car turning into a gate. You switch on your indicator, let vehicles coming from the opposite direction go first, slow down almost to a stop, look along the pavement in both directions to check whether someone is coming from behind the fence, and you drive in only when the pavement is clear.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 4 and Art. 25 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)