Can you drive straight ahead through the crossroads in this situation?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo, we are approaching a junction with a pedestrian crossing; there are traffic lights on a post on the right, with sign D-1 "priority road" above them, and a second set of traffic lights hangs above the roadway. Both sets of traffic lights are showing a red signal. In this situation you are not allowed to go straight on through the junction - the answer is NO.
A red signal shown by traffic lights S-1 means that you must not go beyond the traffic lights, so you stop before the stop line or before the traffic lights. Sign D-1 does not change the situation - light signals take priority over signs that regulate the right of way, and these signs only matter when the traffic lights are switched off or are showing a flashing amber signal. A red light applies regardless of whether the junction seems empty. You wait for the green signal, and when you get it, you still let through pedestrians who have not yet left the crossing. Driving through on red is one of the most serious petty offences.
Legal basis: Art. 5 para. 1 and 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 95 para. 1 point 3 of the Regulation on road signs and signals