In this situation, in a built-up area, are you obliged to allow the bus driver to drive out of the bay onto the roadway?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving at dusk along a dual carriageway street in town and approaching a stop, from whose bay an articulated bus wants to pull out, signalling this with its left indicator. In a built-up area you are required to allow it to drive out of the bay onto the roadway. 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, if he or she is signalling with the indicator the intention to change lanes or to drive out of the bay onto the roadway; 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 - it is meant to make public transport run more smoothly. You take your foot off the accelerator and let the bus pull out, instead of overtaking it.
Legal basis: Art. 18 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)