In this situation, can you park the car on the right side, on the sidewalk immediately in front of the railway crossing?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, you are driving in fog along a street leading to a level crossing; on the right you pass countdown posts, and in front of the tracks there are signs B-20 "STOP" and G-3. On the stretch after the post with one stripe, before the level crossing, a red car is parked on the pavement on the right. Parking in this place is prohibited - along the whole stretch from the post with one stripe to the level crossing, and directly before the tracks also because of the 10 m distance. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits stopping a vehicle on a level crossing and less than 10 m from a level crossing, and it prohibits parking on the stretch from the level crossing to the countdown post with one stripe, on both sides of the road. These bans cover the whole road, so the pavement as well. A car standing on this stretch blocks drivers' view of the level crossing and the signs, and in fog this is particularly dangerous. So you choose a place to park before the post with one stripe or after the level crossing, beyond a stretch of the same length.
Legal basis: Art. 49 para. 1 point 1 and para. 2 point 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)