In this situation, can you bypass the car which has stopped in order to give way to a pedestrian?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a tree-lined street behind a dark estate car; you pass sign A-16, and at the crossing with sign D-6 the car in front of you stops to let a pedestrian in a red T-shirt cross. You are not allowed to go around a vehicle that has stopped to give way to a pedestrian. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits going around a vehicle that was travelling in the same direction but has stopped to give way to a pedestrian, and also prohibits overtaking on a pedestrian crossing and directly before it. The stopped car hides the pedestrian from you - if you went around it, you would drive onto the crossing without seeing who is walking on it; this is one of the most common causes of pedestrians being hit at zebra crossings. You stop behind the estate car and move off only when it moves off and the crossing is empty.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 3 point 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)