Are you obliged to stop when the need be while passing the stationary obstacle?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, a minibus with a disability symbol is standing on the roadway, and next to it a carer is pushing a person in a wheelchair across the street. You are going around the stationary vehicle, but there is a person with visibly reduced mobility in your path. If necessary, you must stop. The answer is: yes.
The rule on going around a stationary vehicle or obstacle tells you to keep a safe distance and reduce speed if necessary, and a separate rule says that when a person with a disability or with visibly reduced mobility is crossing the roadway, the driver stops the vehicle to allow them to cross. A person in a wheelchair will not have time to move out of the way - it is you who must give them time and space.
Legal basis: Art. 23 para. 1 point 2 and Art. 26 para. 7 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)