In this situation in a built-up area, are you obliged to allow the bus join traffic if the driver signals such an intention?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving on one roadway of a dual carriageway street in a city; on the right, in a bus bay, there is an articulated public transport bus, which you are approaching. If the bus driver signals with the indicator the intention to drive out of the bay onto the roadway, you are obliged to allow him to join traffic. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a marked bus stop in a built-up area to reduce speed and, if necessary, stop to allow the bus driver to join traffic (włączanie się do ruchu), if he signals with the indicator the intention to change lanes or to drive out of the bay onto the roadway; however, the bus driver may move off only after making sure that this will not cause danger. This is an exception to the rule that a driver joining traffic gives way to everyone. When you see the bus's left indicator, you slow down and let it pull out, instead of speeding up to overtake it.
Legal basis: Art. 18 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)