In this situation, are you obliged to allow the pedestrian to cross the road?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are approaching a pedestrian crossing marked with D-6 signs with plate T-27, and from the left an elderly person pushing a walking frame is stepping onto the zebra crossing. In this situation, you are obliged to allow the pedestrian to cross the roadway. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a crossing to give way to a pedestrian who is on the crossing or stepping onto it, and when the roadway is being crossed by a person with a disability using a special sign or by a person with visibly limited mobility - to stop the vehicle to allow them to cross. A person with a walking frame moves slowly, so you do not try to slip past in front of them or behind them; you stop before the zebra crossing and wait patiently until they reach the pavement.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1 and 7 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 47 para. 5 of the Regulation on road signs and signals