Can you pass the stationary vehicle in this situation?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are standing behind a car that has stopped before a level crossing: next to the tracks there is sign B-20 "STOP", the red light on the traffic lights is flashing, and a train is coming from the left. You cannot go around the stationary vehicle - it is waiting for traffic over the crossing to open, and going around it would require driving into the lane for oncoming traffic. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits going around a vehicle waiting for traffic over the crossing to open if this would require entering the part of the roadway intended for the opposite direction of traffic, and a flashing red light means no entry beyond the traffic lights. Going around and driving onto the tracks in front of a train is the most common scenario of fatal accidents at level crossings. You stop behind the stationary car and wait.
Legal basis: Art. 28 para. 3 point 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 98 para. 5 of the Regulation on road signs and signals