Are you obliged to stop the vehicle in the presented situation?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, a tram stops at a stop that has no traffic island - passengers get on and off straight from the roadway you are driving on. People getting off the tram walk across the roadway in front of your car, so the only safe thing to do is to stop and wait until they reach the pavement.
The rules say this directly: when a tram is pulling into a stop without a traffic island or is already standing at it, the driver must stop the vehicle in such a place and for such a time that pedestrians can freely reach the tram or the pavement. You do not have to wait for the tram to leave - you move off only when there are no more passengers on the roadway, and you do it slowly, because someone may still run out of the tram or run towards it.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 6 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)