In this situation, are you obliged to stop the vehicle and yield priority to the driver of the car travelling on the transverse road?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo a tram is approaching a junction with a roadway; next to the track there is sign B-20 "STOP" with a pedestrian crossing sign, and below them tram traffic lights showing a white vertical bar. In this situation you are not obliged to stop the tram and give way to cars travelling on the intersecting road - the answer is NO.
Light signals take priority over road signs that regulate right of way. Tram traffic at this junction is controlled by traffic lights, and a vertical bar means permission to go beyond the traffic lights - that is why the "STOP" sign does not apply as long as the traffic lights are working. It would start to apply after they are switched off. However, when entering, you still exercise caution and give way to pedestrians who are on the crossing. A vertical bar also does not allow you to enter if you would make it difficult for pedestrians to leave the roadway.
Legal basis: Art. 5 para. 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 104 para. 1 point 1 and para. 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals