Are you allowed to drive onto this level crossing right after the barriers have been lifted without making sure that there is no train approaching?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are standing before a level crossing with barriers: a train has just passed, and the barriers are going up; the question is about the moment when they are already vertical. Even then you must not enter the crossing without making sure that another train is not coming. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver, before entering the tracks, to make sure that no rail vehicle is approaching, and to exercise particular caution when approaching a crossing and driving over it. Until the barriers have finished going up, entering is expressly prohibited; in any case, barriers are only a safety device, which can break down; after one train has passed, the next one may come on the other track. You slow down, look left and right, listen - and only then drive across, without stopping on the tracks.
Legal basis: Art. 28 para. 1 and para. 3 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)