In this situation, are you obliged to stop and wait until the bus drives out of the bay?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a dual carriageway street and approaching a stop where an articulated city bus is standing in the bay; you cannot see it signalling with the indicator that it intends to pull out. You are not required to stop and wait for it to pull out. The answer is: no.
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 to join traffic - but only when the bus driver is signalling with the indicator the intention to change lanes or to drive out of the bay onto the roadway. A bus standing without an indicator does not require you to stop; only the ordinary caution at a bus stop applies. You slow down, watch its left indicator and pedestrians who may come out from behind the bus, and drive past if nothing changes.
Legal basis: Art. 18 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)