Is it prohibited to stop a vehicle directly behind a visible indicator post?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a country road in winter and approaching a level crossing; on the right there is an indicator post with one red stripe - G-1c. Parking directly beyond this post is prohibited. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits parking before and after a level crossing, on both sides of the road, on the stretch from the level crossing to the indicator post with one stripe. The Regulation on road signs and signals states that the indicator posts G-1a, G-1b and G-1c with three, two and one stripe inform you that you are approaching a level crossing; the post with one stripe stands closest to the crossing. So beyond it begins the zone where you must not leave a vehicle for longer than a minute - so that parked cars do not block the view of the tracks and signals for drivers approaching the crossing, and do not block the place where vehicles stop in front of closed barriers. A short stop, for example forced by traffic or to let a passenger out, is allowed, as long as it is not on the crossing itself and not closer than 10 m from it, because stopping is prohibited there.
Legal basis: Art. 49 para. 2 point 3 and para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 78 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals