The right of way of a pedestrian entering a pedestrian crossing. Legal Analysis Cover Image

Pierwszeństwo pieszego wchodzącego na przejście dla pieszych. Analiza prawna
The right of way of a pedestrian entering a pedestrian crossing. Legal Analysis

Author(s): Mikołaj Małecki
Subject(s): Civil Law, Sociology of Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Pedestrian crossing; a pedestrian entering a crossing; right of way

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents a legal interpretation of the new regulation of the Polish Act on Road Traffic which gives pedestrians a right-of-way on their entering a pedestrian crossing. It was stated that ”entering” a pedestrian crossing cannot be equated with the physiological movement of the human body, which is reduced to lifting its leg over the edge of the road. “Entering” a pedestrian crossing must be understood as an objective process which can sometimes start at some distance away from the edge of the road.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 7-18
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish