In this situation, are you obliged to use the sound signal to urge the cyclist to drive faster?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are driving across a junction in a city; right in front of you, across your path, a cyclist in a dark jacket is riding, a silver car is coming out from the left, and further on the right there are signs B-36 and D-6. You have neither the obligation nor the right to use the horn to make the cyclist ride faster. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act allows a driver to use the horn only when it is necessary to warn of danger, and it prohibits misusing the horn and using it in a built-up area, unless this is necessary because of immediate danger. Hurrying a cyclist is not a warning of danger - it is precisely misuse of the horn. A sudden sound may frighten him and make him wobble or fall, and then you will be the one creating the danger. With a cyclist crossing your path, you exercise particular caution, slow down or stop, give him time to leave the junction, and only then continue.
Legal basis: Art. 29 para. 1 and para. 2 point 1 and 2 and Art. 25 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)