In this situation, can you drive in front of the pedestrians?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a residential street among parked cars towards a pedestrian crossing with sign D-6; pedestrians are stepping onto the crossing from the left. You do not have the right to drive in front of them - they have right of way on the crossing. 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 put a pedestrian in danger, and to give way to a pedestrian who is on the crossing or stepping onto it. Giving way means that you must not force a pedestrian to stop, slow down or speed up; driving just in front of people who are walking is exactly this kind of forcing and a real danger. You stop before the crossing and wait until everyone has crossed.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1 and Art. 2 point 23 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)