In this situation, if you want to turn right at the intersection, are you obliged to stop before the traffic light?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video we are driving in the right lane behind a lorry, and before the junction we move into the right-turn lane, while the lorry continues straight on; the traffic lights at the right-hand edge show a green signal, and sign D-1 stands next to them. If you want to turn right, you are not obliged to stop before the traffic lights - the answer is NO.
A green signal shown by traffic lights S-1 means permission to drive past the traffic lights in all permitted directions, including right. The obligation to stop before the traffic lights applies only to turning on a green arrow lit next to a red signal. With a full green light you turn smoothly but with caution: you slow down, signal the manoeuvre with your indicator, keep to the right-hand edge and let through pedestrians crossing the roadway you are entering and cyclists going straight on. Also watch out for the lorry travelling next to you - do not stay in its blind spot.
Legal basis: § 95 para. 1 point 1 and § 96 para. 3 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 26 para. 2 and Art. 27 para. 1a of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)