If in this situation you intend to go to Gdańsk, should you change the lane to the left one?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are driving on an expressway with three lanes; the sign above the roadway shows that the direction to "Gdańsk" (S7) goes straight on, and the exit to "Wola", "Bielany" and "Żoliborz" goes off to the right in 500 m. Going straight on, you stay in your lane - there is no reason to change to the left lane. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act requires you to drive as close as possible to the right edge of the roadway; the left lane is for overtaking, not for driving there "just in case". An overhead direction sign shows the directions at the nearest interchange, and the arrows on it show which lane continues. You would change lanes only if your lane were ending or led only to the exit - here the arrows show that the lanes going straight on continue.
Legal basis: Art. 16 para. 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 63 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals