In this situation, does the traffic police officer permit you to turn left at the intersection?

In the video, you are approaching a junction in a city with a car waiting in front of it; the traffic lights are switched off, and in the middle of the junction there is a police officer in a reflective vest, standing side-on to you and directing traffic; the car in front of you turns left. The police officer allows you to turn left. The answer is: yes.

The Regulation on road signs and signals states that the person directing traffic gives signals with their body position and arm movements: a position in which they stand side-on to the approaching vehicles means permission to enter the junction, and a position facing towards or away from them means that entry is prohibited; an arm raised upwards announces a change of signal. The police officer is standing side-on to you, so traffic in your direction is open - you may go straight on or turn, including left, unless the officer indicates otherwise. At the end of the video the police officer raises his arm - this announces a change of signal, so if you have not yet entered the junction, you prepare to stop. The Road Traffic Act requires you to follow the instructions of people directing traffic - they take priority over light signals and signs.

Legal basis: § 108 para. 1-4 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 5 para. 1 and 2 and Art. 6 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)