Is it prohibited to reverse on a two-way road?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are reversing along a narrow cobbled lane beside an old building with arcades, towards the point where it comes out onto a wider two-way street with arrows on the roadway. Reversing onto a two-way road is not prohibited - the Road Traffic Act does not list such a road among the places where you must not reverse. The answer is: no.
The Act prohibits reversing in a tunnel, on a bridge, on a flyover, on a motorway or on an expressway - this is a closed list and it includes neither a two-way road nor a one-way road. Everywhere else reversing is allowed, but on conditions: the driver must give way to another vehicle or road user and exercise particular caution, and in particular check that the manoeuvre will not cause danger or obstruct traffic, and make sure that there is no obstacle behind the vehicle; if the driver cannot check this alone, they must get help from another person. Reversing from a narrow lane onto a busy two-way street is allowed but risky, because vehicles approach from both sides and the wall limits visibility - you do it very slowly, looking through the rear window, not only in the mirrors, and you stop the manoeuvre when someone is approaching.
Legal basis: Art. 23 para. 1 point 3 and para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)