Does the visible sign indicate the end of the expressway?
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YES
Explanation
In the video, you are driving on an expressway outside town; on both sides of the roadway there are blue signs with the expressway symbol crossed out with a red line - D-8 "end of expressway". The visible sign means the end of the expressway. The answer is: yes.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign D-7 "expressway" marks the beginning or continuation of an expressway, and its end is marked with sign D-8 "end of expressway"; if there is plate T-1a under the sign, it shows the distance to the end of the road. Beyond sign D-8 the special rules of the expressway end: the speed limit of 120 km/h on a dual carriageway and 100 km/h on a single-carriageway road drops to 100 km/h on a dual carriageway with two lanes in each direction or 90 km/h on an ordinary road, unless signs say otherwise, and bicycles, tractors and slow-moving vehicles may enter the road. There will also be ordinary junctions with crossing traffic and pedestrian crossings. That is why beyond D-8 you take your foot off the accelerator - after a long drive at 120 km/h a lower speed seems low, but it is still high.
Legal basis: § 48 para. 1 and § 50 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 20 para. 3 point 1 letter b-d of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)