In this situation, should you carefully observe the behaviour of the pedestrian?
Show the correct answer
Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are driving along a street through a housing estate in a town; there are parked cars on the left, and on the right a woman with a dog on a lead is walking on the grass right next to the roadway. In this situation, you should carefully watch the pedestrian's behaviour. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires the driver to follow the principle of limited trust when the circumstances indicate that another road user may behave in an unusual way, and to avoid actions that could cause danger. A pedestrian walking right next to the roadway with a dog may at any moment be pulled into the middle of the road by the animal, or take a step to the side herself. You slow down and pass her with a wide lateral clearance, without entering the path of vehicles coming from the opposite direction, and you watch all the time what she and the dog are doing.
Legal basis: Art. 4 and Art. 3 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)