Are drivers of vehicles in populated areas required to give way to public vehicles starting from a designated and equipped haul ting point?

Explanation

Yes — you must give way to a public transport vehicle pulling out from a stop. Within built-up areas, when a public transport vehicle starts off from a designated and equipped stop, other drivers must slow down or stop so that it can rejoin the traffic flow. The logic combines safety and efficiency: a bus is heavy and accelerates slowly, and if it had to wait for a long gap every time, schedules would collapse and its driver would be tempted to pull out on a risky margin. Note both qualifiers — built-up area, and a designated equipped stop — and note that the privilege is not absolute: the bus driver may set off only after making sure that way is actually being given.

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