You intend to change into the left lane. Do you have the right of way over the vehicles driving in this lane?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are driving in the right lane of a street, and cars are driving ahead of you in the left lane. You want to change to the left lane. A driver changing lanes gives way to the vehicles that are already in that lane, so you do not have right of way over them. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that a driver changing lanes must give way to a vehicle travelling in the lane they intend to enter, and to a vehicle entering that lane from the right. Changing lanes requires particular caution and signalling with the indicator in good time. You move into the left lane only in a gap where nobody will have to brake - in the rain, as in the photo, with a bigger margin.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 1, 4 and 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)