Can you turn right in this situation?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo, we are approaching a junction behind two cars; a full green signal is lit on the traffic lights above our lane and at the right edge, green left arrows of directional traffic lights are lit above the left lanes, and signs A-7 and D-6 are placed above the traffic lights at the edge. In this situation you may turn right - the answer is YES.
A green signal shown by traffic lights S-1 means permission to go beyond the traffic lights, from our lane - straight on and to the right (left turns are controlled here by separate traffic lights with arrows). When the traffic lights are working, light signals take priority over signs that regulate the right of way, so sign A-7 applies only after the traffic lights are switched off. When turning right, however, you exercise particular caution: you give way to pedestrians crossing the roadway you are entering and to cyclists going straight on. A green light also does not allow you to enter if there is no space beyond the junction or if you would make it difficult for pedestrians to leave the roadway.
Legal basis: Art. 5 para. 3, Art. 22 para. 1, Art. 26 para. 2 and Art. 27 para. 1a of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 95 para. 1 point 1 and para. 2 and § 97 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals