Does the visible sign indicate that you are entering a one-way traffic?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, you are approaching a junction outside town; on the right there is a round blue sign with a white arrow pointing up - C-5 "go straight ahead". This sign does not tell you that you are entering a one-way road - that is done by the rectangular sign D-3. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign C-5 "go straight ahead" requires the driver to drive in the direction of the arrow and applies at the nearest junction, while sign D-3 "one-way road" marks the beginning or continuation of a road on which traffic moves in one direction. Both signs are blue with a white arrow, but they differ in shape: C-5 is round and belongs to the mandatory signs, D-3 is rectangular and belongs to the information signs. C-5 tells you what to do at this junction - go straight on, without turning or making a U-turn - and says nothing about whether the road further on is one-way or two-way; beyond the junction there may be oncoming traffic. Only D-3 would allow you, for example, to stop at the left-hand edge of the roadway in a built-up area. Remember: a circle is an order, a rectangle is information.
Legal basis: § 35 para. 1 and 2 and § 44 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals