Do you have to yield the right of way to the vehicles travelling along the paved road in this situation?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving along an unpaved, sandy road and approaching a road with an asphalt surface, along which other vehicles are travelling. When you enter a paved road from an unpaved road, you are joining traffic (włączanie się do ruchu), and you are required to give way to vehicles travelling along that road. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that joining traffic takes place, among other situations, when you enter a road from a field or enter a road with a paved surface from a road with an unpaved (dirt) surface, and a driver joining traffic must exercise particular caution and give way to another vehicle or road user. The place where an unpaved road meets a paved one is not a junction within the meaning of the Act, so neither the right-hand rule nor signs apply here - you always give way to everyone. You stop before the edge of the asphalt, look both ways and move off when the road is clear.
Legal basis: Art. 17 para. 1 point 2 and para. 2 and Art. 2 point 10 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)