In this situation, are you allowed to drive across the pedestrian crossing without stopping?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving behind a city bus towards a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights; the traffic lights for your direction show a green light, and pedestrians are standing on the pavement by the crossing and waiting. You are allowed to drive across the crossing without stopping. The answer is: yes.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that the green signal of traffic lights S-1 means permission to drive beyond the traffic lights, and the only exception is when the movement of the vehicle would make it difficult for pedestrians or cyclists to leave the roadway. Pedestrians who have a red light and are standing on the pavement are not on the crossing and are not stepping onto it, so you do not have to let them cross. However, the Road Traffic Act requires you to exercise particular caution when approaching a crossing - you watch the people waiting, because someone may step out on red, and you pay attention to the bus in front of you, which may brake suddenly.
Legal basis: § 95 para. 1 point 1 and para. 2 point 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 26 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)