Should you begin braking your vehicle in this situation?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a street in a housing estate past a school; by the road there are signs A-17 "children", and further on D-6 with plate T-27, marking a crossing that is often used by children. On the left there are parked cars, and a ball is rolling onto the roadway from under one of them. A child may run out after the ball, and there is a crossing in front of you - you should start braking. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act tells a driver approaching a crossing to exercise particular caution and reduce speed so as not to endanger a pedestrian who is on the crossing or stepping onto it. Sign A-17 also warns that children may run onto the road at this place. A rolling ball is a classic warning signal: you brake at once, without waiting until you see the child.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 8 para. 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals