You intend to drive straight ahead and the tram driver intends to turn left. Have you got priority over him?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a street with tram tracks in the middle; before the junction you pass sign D-1 "priority road" with A-21 "tram" under it. A tram is coming from the opposite direction and turns left at the junction, crossing your path. Although you are going straight on along the priority road, you do not have right of way over it. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that the right-of-way rule of Article 25(1) does not apply to a rail vehicle, which has right of way over other vehicles no matter which side it comes from. Sign D-1 gives you right of way only over vehicles from minor roads, and A-21 warns you exactly about a tram crossing your road. The only exception is a tram joining traffic, for example from a turning loop. A turning tram blocks your way for quite a long time, so you slow down and let it pass, without trying to squeeze in front of it.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 43 para. 1 and § 10 para. 3 of the Regulation on road signs and signals