Are you allowed to turn left from the lane you are occupying at the nearest crossroads?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, you are approaching a junction with traffic lights in a town; above the left lane there are directional traffic lights S-3 with a green arrow to the left and a plate with a left arrow, and above your lane - a round green signal with a plate showing the directions straight on and right. You are not allowed to turn left from the lane you are in. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that the lane direction arrow P-8 means that driving from the lane on which it is painted is allowed only in the direction shown by the arrow, and sign F-11 "directions in lanes" placed above a lane shows the permitted directions from that lane. Since the left lane has its own directional traffic lights S-3 with a green arrow to the left, that is the lane for turning left; your lane has a general signal with a "straight on and right" plate, so you use it only for going straight on or turning right. If you turned left from the right lane, you would cut across the path of cars moving off from the left lane on the green arrow. If you want to turn left, you must change to the left lane in good time, before the junction.
Legal basis: § 72 para. 2, § 87 para. 1 and § 97 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 22 para. 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)