Are you merging into traffic in this situation?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, we are driving in the right lane of the roadway beyond a pedestrian crossing; a blue board shows that the right lane ends, and lane-change arrows pointing left are painted on the roadway. In this situation, when moving over to the left lane, you are not joining traffic (włączanie się do ruchu) - the answer is NO.
Joining traffic is a closed list of situations: starting to drive after parking or stopping that was not caused by traffic conditions, and entering a road from, among other places, a property, a field, a pavement or the shoulder. Driving in a lane that ends and moving over to the adjacent lane is changing lanes, not joining traffic. The rules on changing lanes then apply to you: you exercise particular caution, signal the manoeuvre with the indicator and give way to vehicles travelling in the lane you are entering. In heavy traffic with a significant reduction in speed, the driver in the adjacent lane must let you in on the zipper merge (jazda na suwak) principle.
Legal basis: Art. 17 para. 1, Art. 22 para. 1, 4, 4a and 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 87 para. 3 of the Regulation on road signs and signals