Are you allowed to enter this level crossing directly after the passage of a train, regardless of the signal displayed?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are in a queue behind a car before a level crossing with sign B-20 "STOP"; a train has just passed and is moving away to the left, but the red lights at the crossing are still flashing. Until the lights go out, you must not enter the crossing - even though the train has already gone by. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that two alternately flashing red lights mean no entry beyond the traffic lights, and the Road Traffic Act tells you to obey light signals. A flashing light after a train has passed often means that another train is coming from the other side. You wait until the lights go out, stop at the STOP sign, check the tracks in both directions and then move off.
Legal basis: § 98 para. 5 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 5 para. 1 and Art. 28 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)