In this situation, if you are going to turn right at the intersection, are you obliged to stop before the signaling device?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, we are driving behind a white car towards a junction where there is sign D-1; the traffic lights before the junction are showing a green signal. If you want to turn right, you do not have to stop before the traffic lights - the answer is NO.
A green signal shown by traffic lights S-1 means permission to go beyond the traffic lights, so you can turn right without stopping. The obligation to stop before the traffic lights applies when a red signal is lit together with an additional green arrow - then the turn is possible only after stopping and making sure that you will not obstruct anyone. There is no such situation here. When turning, however, you are careful: you slow down, move close to the right edge, signal the manoeuvre and give way to pedestrians crossing the roadway you are entering and to cyclists going straight on.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 1, 2 and 5, Art. 26 para. 2 and Art. 27 para. 1a of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 95 para. 1 point 1 and § 96 para. 3 of the Regulation on road signs and signals