Does the sign visible in the situation presented, warn you of the possibility of encountering wild animals on the road?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving on a road between a birch grove on the left and a pine forest on the right; on the right-hand side there is a yellow triangle with the silhouette of a leaping roe deer - sign A-18b "wild animals". It warns of the possibility of meeting wild animals on the road. The answer is: yes.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign A-18b "wild animals" warns of the possibility of meeting animals on the road; its counterpart with the silhouette of a cow, A-18a, refers to farm animals. The sign is placed on sections where the road crosses routes that wild animals use to move between the forest and the fields - such as this one. A roe deer or a wild boar does not follow the rules and does not judge the speed of a car; they can jump out of the bushes right in front of the bonnet, and in the headlights they freeze in the middle of the road. Warning signs require you to exercise particular caution: you take your foot off the accelerator, you watch not only the roadway but also its edge, and after dark, when nobody is coming towards you, you drive with main beam, because the light reflected in an animal's eyes gives it away from far off. After a collision with an animal, you secure the scene and notify the police - an injured animal can be dangerous.
Legal basis: § 9 and § 3 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals