You intend to turn left. Do you have to yield the right of way to the vehicles coming from the opposite direction?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are standing at a junction with tram tracks, waiting for the lights to change; when traffic lights S-1 show green, you intend to turn left, and cars are coming from the opposite direction. The general green signal does not give you right of way over them - when turning left, you give way to oncoming vehicles. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver turning left to give way to a vehicle coming from the opposite direction going straight on or turning right. The green signal on traffic lights S-1 only means permission to drive past the traffic lights - drivers from the opposite direction also have green. You enter the junction, stop before the path of oncoming vehicles and turn in a gap or when the red light comes on for both directions.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 95 para. 1 point 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals