Where all the lanes for driving straight ahead are free, are you obliged to take the left lane?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are driving on a wide street with three lanes in your direction; all of them are free, and on the left you pass sign D-1 "priority road". Free lanes do not give you the right to choose any of them: you must drive as close as possible to the right edge of the roadway, so you do not have to and should not take the left lane. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act requires the driver to drive as close as possible to the right edge of the roadway and, when lanes are marked, to occupy only one of them. The left lane is for overtaking; driving in it without need forces faster drivers to overtake on the right and blocks traffic. So on an empty three-lane street you drive in the right lane, unless you are getting ready to turn left.
Legal basis: Art. 16 para. 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)