Are you allowed to drive into the parking space visible on the left side of the road marked in this way?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo you are driving on a road outside a built-up area, and on the left side there is an entrance to a car park. At the entrance the centre of the roadway is marked by line P-3, which may be crossed from one side only: the solid line is on the side of the opposite direction, and the broken line is on your side. So you are allowed to turn left into the car park. The answer is: yes.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that marking P-3 means that crossing the line from the side of the solid line and driving on it are prohibited; crossing it from the side of the broken line is allowed. Turning left outside a junction is a change of direction: you switch on your indicator early, move towards the centre of the roadway, give way to oncoming vehicles and check in the mirror that nobody is overtaking you at that moment.
Legal basis: § 86 para. 4 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 22 para. 1 and para. 2 point 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)