On this road, once you go past this sign, are you obliged to give the right of way to pedestrians in all circumstances?

Sign D-40 marks the entrance to a residential area. In this area, pedestrians may use the full width of the road and always have right of way over vehicles - they do not have to use a crossing or a pavement. That is why beyond this sign you are obliged to give way to pedestrians in every situation.

The Road Traffic Act says directly that in a residential area pedestrians use the full width of the road and have right of way over vehicles. In addition, there is a speed limit of 20 km/h, parking is allowed only in designated places, and you may come across speed bumps without warning signs. When leaving the area, you are joining traffic (włączanie się do ruchu) and you give way to everyone on the road.

Legal basis: Art. 11 para. 5, Art. 20 para. 2 and Art. 17 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 58 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals