In the visible situation, can you continue driving in front of the vehicle approaching from the opposite direction?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are driving along a narrow residential street with parked cars on both sides, and between them there is room for only one vehicle to pass; a silver car with its lights on is coming from the opposite direction and has already entered this narrow section. You are not allowed to continue driving in front of the oncoming vehicle - you must stop and let it through. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver passing an oncoming vehicle to keep a safe distance from it and, if necessary, to move to the right and reduce speed or stop, and when going around a stationary vehicle or obstacle, to keep a safe distance from it. The parked cars on your side are an obstacle that you go around by moving onto the part of the roadway for oncoming traffic - and a vehicle from the opposite direction is already driving there. By driving in front of it, you would force it to brake sharply or cause a head-on collision in a place where nobody has anywhere to pull over. You stop before the narrow section, at the right-hand edge, and move off once the silver car has passed.
Legal basis: Art. 23 para. 1 point 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)