In this situation, must the tram driver wait until the green light comes on?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo the tram is in front of a junction; the traffic lights for vehicles show red, and the tram traffic lights next to them show a white vertical bar. In this situation the tram driver does not have to wait for the green light to come on - the answer is NO.
Light signals for tram drivers are white, and a signal in the shape of a vertical bar given by tram traffic lights means permission to enter beyond the traffic lights. The tram driver follows the tram traffic lights, not the ordinary traffic lights with red, amber and green lights, which apply to other vehicles. The red light of the ordinary traffic lights applies to other vehicles, not to the tram. When you drive in, however, you watch pedestrians and vehicles that might enter against the signals.
Legal basis: § 103 and § 104 para. 1 point 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals