Have you got priority in this situation before the vehicle going ahead across the junction?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video at night you are driving in a lane with an arrow for turning left and approaching a junction which a car going straight on is entering from the opposite direction. The traffic lights, including the directional one for your lane, show a flashing amber signal, so traffic is not controlled. When turning left, you will cross the tram tracks in the central reservation and cross the car's path, and a driver turning left gives way to a vehicle coming straight on from the opposite direction. The answer is: no.
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. This rule applies no matter whether you are driving on a priority road or on a road of equal status. At night it is hard to judge the speed of an approaching vehicle from its headlights alone, so you stop at the junction with your indicator on and turn only after it has passed.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 98 para. 6 of the Regulation on road signs and signals