When you see this signal, can you continue driving straight ahead through an intersection?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video we are following a red car towards a junction with traffic lights; the traffic lights show a green signal, and sign D-1 stands at the right-hand edge. When you see this signal, you may continue straight on through the junction - the answer is YES.
A green signal shown by traffic lights S-1 means permission to drive past the traffic lights. When the traffic lights are working, light signals take precedence over signs that regulate priority, so sign D-1 only matters after they are switched off or when flashing amber is shown. However, a green light 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 be able to leave the junction before the green signal ends. So you go straight on, but you watch whether there is room beyond the junction and keep a following distance from the car in front of you.
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