You intend to turn left. Do you have to yield the right of way to the cyclist?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are approaching a junction marked with sign A-5, so an uncontrolled junction of equal roads, and a cyclist going straight on is coming from the opposite direction. You intend to turn left, so you will cross his path. A bicycle is a vehicle, and a driver turning left gives way to a vehicle coming straight on from the opposite direction. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that a driver turning left gives way to a vehicle coming from the opposite direction straight on or turning right; it does not matter whether it is a car, a motorcycle or a bicycle. A cyclist is narrow and easy to miss behind an oncoming car, so before the turn you look at the whole opposite lane, not only at large vehicles.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 1 and Art. 2 point 31 and 47 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 5 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals