In this situation, can you drive straight ahead through the intersection?
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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 above our lane and at the right edge, green left arrows of directional traffic lights are lit above the left lanes, and there are also signs A-7 and D-6 at the edge. In this situation you may go straight on through the junction - the answer is YES.
A green signal shown by traffic lights S-1 means permission to go beyond the traffic lights. When the traffic lights are working, sign A-7 "give way" does not apply, because light signals take priority over signs that regulate the right of way. When going straight on, however, you keep two conditions in mind: green does not allow you to enter if you would make it difficult for pedestrians or cyclists to leave the roadway, or if, because of a traffic jam, you would not manage to leave the junction before the end of the green signal. You drive smoothly, watching that nobody enters the junction against the signals.
Legal basis: Art. 5 para. 3 and Art. 25 para. 4 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 95 para. 1 point 1 and para. 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals