Does the visible horizontal line indicate the stopping point of a vehicle only when a red signal flashes?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you can see a level crossing with half-barriers and traffic lights, with sign B-20 "STOP", and a wide mandatory stop line P-12 painted on the roadway before the tracks. It is not true that this line shows the stopping place only when there is a flashing red signal - the answer is NO.
Marking P-12 "mandatory stop line - STOP" shows the place where a vehicle stops in connection with sign B-20 "STOP". Sign B-20 placed before the tracks means that you must not enter without stopping, so you always stop before this line - also when the traffic lights are not showing red lights and the half-barriers are raised. After stopping, you check that no train is coming, and only then do you enter the tracks. Flashing red lights additionally mean that you must not enter the level crossing - then you wait until they go out.
Legal basis: § 89 para. 1 and § 21 para. 1 and 4 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 28 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)