Once you reach an accident spot, can you secure such a spot by appropriately positioning your car and turning on your emergency lights?

In the photo you can see a dual carriageway in winter; a crashed car is lying in the ditch by the right-hand shoulder, and on the roadway before the accident scene traffic cones have been placed and a car with its lights on is standing. If you arrive at such an accident, you have the right to secure the scene - to position your car so that it shields the casualties, and to switch on the hazard warning lights. The answer is: yes.

The Road Traffic Act requires every road user to avoid any action that could cause danger and allows a driver to use a light signal when it is necessary to warn of danger; the people involved in an accident must secure the scene, and you, as someone who is helping, may warn others in the same way. Hazard warning lights are switched on precisely to warn of danger, and a car positioned before the accident scene, at an angle, with its lights on, protects the rescuers from being hit. Before you get out of the car, put on a high-visibility vest and put out the warning triangle.

Legal basis: Art. 3 para. 1, Art. 29 para. 1 and Art. 44 para. 1 point 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)