When leaving a garage or building to join the public road, is it mandatory to yield to pedestrians walking on the sidewalk?

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According to the General Traffic Regulations, a driver leaving a garage or an adjoining property to join the road does not have priority: the driver must make sure it can be done without danger and yield to the vehicles traveling on the road (Articles 72(1) and 72(2)). In addition, pedestrians have the right of way on sidewalks and other pedestrian areas (Article 65(1)(a)), and when vehicles cross them through the designated areas, drivers must let the pedestrians using them pass (Article 65(2)). That is why it is mandatory to yield to them. Thinking that the vehicle has priority when joining the road is a mistake, and so is making yielding conditional on an imminent risk of running someone over: the obligation to yield does not depend on danger.

When leaving a garage or building to join the public road, is it mandatory to yield to pedestrians walking on the sidewalk?

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