When approaching this level crossing, do you have to make sure that there will be no train coming when you are driving through it?

Ahead of you there is a level crossing with barriers, which are raised, and traffic over it is open. Even so, you are obliged to make sure that no train will come while you are driving over it. Raised barriers are only a safety device, which can fail - the final responsibility for crossing safely lies with the driver.

The Road Traffic Act requires particular caution when approaching a crossing and driving over it, and before entering the tracks it requires you to make sure that no rail vehicle is approaching and to take appropriate precautions, especially when visibility is limited. You look both ways, turn down the radio, and when you see or hear a train, you stop before the crossing.

Legal basis: Art. 28 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)