Does the visible sign warn of a railway crossing equipped with half-barriers?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you can see a road at night, with sign A-10 "level crossing without barriers" with a steam locomotive symbol, and under it a countdown marker post with three red stripes. This sign does not warn of a level crossing equipped with half-barriers - the answer is NO.
Sign A-10 "level crossing without barriers" warns of a level crossing equipped with neither barriers nor half-barriers. A level crossing with barriers or half-barriers is warned of by a different sign - A-9 "level crossing with barriers", with a fence symbol. The countdown marker post with three stripes stands together with the warning sign, and further posts, with two stripes and one stripe, measure the remaining distance to the crossing. At a level crossing without barriers only you decide about safety: before the tracks you slow down, look both ways and listen, and at night be especially careful, because a train may be poorly visible.
Legal basis: § 6 para. 1 and 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 28 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)