Are you allowed to park your vehicle for 5 minutes beyond this sign?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo, on the right, there is a red and white countdown marker post with one diagonal stripe - G-1c, placed closest to the level crossing, which you can see in the distance. From this post up to the crossing parking is prohibited, and parking for 5 minutes is exactly parking. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits parking before and after a level crossing, on both sides of the road, on the section from the crossing to the countdown marker post with one stripe. Parking means bringing a vehicle to a standstill for longer than one minute, not caused by traffic conditions or traffic rules. The posts with three, two and one stripes count down the distance to the tracks - the one with one stripe stands at 1/3 of the distance between the warning sign and the crossing.
Legal basis: Art. 49 para. 2 point 3 and Art. 2 point 30 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 78 para. 1 and 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals