You are driving a lorry of gross vehicle weight rating of 12 tones. Are you allowed in this situation to turn left at the nearest junction?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are driving along a town street towards a junction with traffic lights; on the right there is sign F-6 "advance sign placed before a junction", on which sign B-5 "no entry for lorries" is shown on the road to the left. When driving a lorry with a maximum permissible mass of 12 t, you are not allowed to turn left at the next junction. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign F-6 warns of a danger or prohibition, shown on it by a sign, that exists beyond the junction on the road indicated, and sign B-5 means no traffic of lorries with a maximum permissible mass over 3.5 t, road tractors and special vehicles over 3.5 t. So from the F-6 board you read that B-5 stands on the road going to the left - your 12-tonne lorry cannot enter it, so a left turn is ruled out for you, although passenger cars can turn there freely. Advance signs are especially important for lorry drivers, because a heavy vehicle combination cannot turn round in a narrow street. The ban from B-5 is sometimes softened by a plate "nie dotyczy" (does not apply), for example for deliveries - there is no such plate here.
Legal basis: § 70 para. 2 and § 18 para. 4 of the Regulation on road signs and signals