In this situation, can you drive through the pedestrian crossing without reducing speed?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, you are driving along a city street and approaching a pedestrian crossing marked with D-6 signs, next to a bus stop; pedestrians are walking across the zebra crossing, and others are waiting at the edge of the roadway. In this situation, you are not allowed to drive over the crossing without reducing your speed. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a pedestrian crossing to exercise particular caution, to reduce speed so as not to endanger a pedestrian who is on the crossing or stepping onto it, and to give way to them. Reducing speed is an obligation, not an option - especially when people are standing at the zebra crossing ready to step onto the roadway. You slow down so that you can stop before the crossing, and you stop when someone steps onto it.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 47 para. 1 and 4 of the Regulation on road signs and signals