Can the person performing roadworks on a road on behalf of or with the consent of the road administration give commands or signals to road users?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo you are driving on a road over a bridge or flyover where work is being carried out: in the right lane there is a tipper lorry of the road crew, and people in orange clothes and vests are working next to it. A person carrying out work on the road on behalf of or with the consent of the road authority may give instructions or signals to road users. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act lists the persons authorised to give instructions and signals to road users; apart from a police officer, a soldier of the Military Police, a municipal police officer (strażnik gminny) or a railway employee at a level crossing, this list includes a person acting on behalf of the road authority or a person carrying out work on the road on behalf of or with the consent of the road authority. Such a person, wearing a high-visibility vest and equipped with a stop disc for stopping vehicles or a flag, may direct alternating one-way traffic on a narrowed section, stop you or tell you to drive on. The Act requires you to follow their instructions and signals even when the rules, signs or traffic lights say otherwise. When going past the work area, you slow down, increase your distance from the workers and machines, watch whether someone is giving you a signal, and you do not overtake vehicles waiting to drive through.
Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 point 5 and Art. 5 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)