Should you signal the fact of parking a broken-down car on an area excluded from driving?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo you can see a town street with sign B-33 "30"; on the right, a maroon car is standing on an area excluded from traffic (white diagonal stripes, marking P-21). You must not drive onto such an area or stop on it, so if a broken-down car is stationary there, it is stationary in a prohibited place in a built-up area - you must signal it. The answer is: yes.
On roads other than motorways and expressways, in a built-up area, the Road Traffic Act requires you to signal that a vehicle is stationary because of a breakdown or accident if it is on the roadway in a place where stopping is prohibited - by switching on the hazard warning lights (or, if the vehicle does not have them, the sidelights) and placing the warning triangle behind the vehicle or on it. The Regulation on road signs and signals states that marking P-21 "excluded area" (powierzchnia wyłączona) marks an area of the road that you must not enter or stop on. So switch on the hazard warning lights and remove the car from this place as quickly as possible.
Legal basis: Art. 50 para. 1 point 2 letter b and para. 2 point 2 letter b of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 90 para. 5 of the Regulation on road signs and signals