Seeing this signal, must the tram driver regardless of the circumstances stop the vehicle?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
The photo shows a dedicated tram track next to the roadway; next to the track there are tram traffic lights showing two white dots. Seeing such a signal, the tram driver does not always have to stop the vehicle, regardless of the circumstances - the answer is NO.
A signal in the shape of two dots means no entry beyond the traffic lights, but this prohibition does not apply to drivers who, at the moment the signal comes on, are so close to the traffic lights that they cannot stop before them without braking sharply. The signals of SB traffic lights without a plate with the word BUS apply to tram drivers. So if the signal changes just in front of you and sharp braking would put the passengers in danger, you may drive on. In all other situations you stop the tram before the traffic lights.
Legal basis: § 102 para. 2 point 2 and § 105 of the Regulation on road signs and signals