In this situation, are you obliged to yield priority to vehicles travelling on the transverse road?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo a tram is approaching a junction with a pedestrian crossing; next to the track there is sign A-7 "give way", and below it tram traffic lights showing a vertical bar; the points indicator above the track shows a right turn. In this situation you are not obliged to give way to vehicles travelling on the intersecting road - the answer is NO.
Light signals take priority over road signs that regulate right of way. As long as the tram traffic lights are working, it is the vertical bar - permission to enter - that decides whether you enter the junction, and sign A-7 will start to apply only after the traffic lights are switched off. Drivers on the intersecting road usually have a signal prohibiting entry at that time, but you still watch the junction and the crossing, because someone may drive or walk in against the signals, and a tram needs a long distance to stop.
Legal basis: Art. 5 para. 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 104 para. 1 point 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals