In this situation, are you obliged to exercise special caution?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are driving along a street through an estate of detached houses; in front of you there is a pedestrian crossing with sign D-6, a red car is pulling out of a property on the right, and right after that a cyclist rides onto the roadway from the right. In this situation, you are obliged to exercise particular caution. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a pedestrian crossing to exercise particular caution and reduce speed, and to apply the principle of limited trust towards other road users when the circumstances indicate that they may behave in an unusual way. A car pulling out of a gate and a cyclist riding onto the roadway without giving way are exactly such circumstances. You slow down, keep your foot over the brake and let both of them go - the car from the gate is joining traffic (włączanie się do ruchu) and must give way to you, but you cannot be sure about the cyclist, so you do not take the risk.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1, Art. 4 and Art. 17 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)