Should you while driving in this situation exercise special caution?
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Correct answer
YES
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 and a pedestrian crossing. When driving in this situation, you should exercise particular caution. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver to exercise particular caution when approaching a junction, and it defines this as caution that consists of increasing your attention and adapting your behaviour to the changing conditions and situation on the road to a degree that allows you to react quickly enough. A cyclist is unprotected and unpredictable - he may slow down, turn or wobble at any moment, and the silver car on the left makes the situation even more complicated. You take your foot off the accelerator, keep your foot over the brake, watch both the cyclist and the car, and give the cyclist time to leave the junction, without using the horn so as not to frighten him.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 1 and Art. 2 point 22 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)