Is using an indicator necessary before turning right at the intersection?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are driving along a residential street, you pass sign D-2 "end of priority road" and approach a junction with B-20 "STOP" and C-2 "turn right after the sign" in front of it. The mandatory sign decides the direction, but it does not release you from signalling: before turning right you switch on the indicator. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires you to signal clearly and in advance with an indicator the intention to change direction, with no exception for turns forced by signs. Drivers on the intersecting road and pedestrians on the crossing do not have to know which sign stands on your side - they only see your indicator. You stop at the STOP sign with the right indicator on, give way and turn.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 21 para. 1 and § 35 para. 1 point 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals