Are you allowed in this situation to drive into the petrol station through the entry on the left?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are driving on a road outside a built-up area; on the left side there is a petrol station with an entrance, and on the right there is sign C-5 "go straight on"; the centre of the roadway at the entrance is marked by a double solid line. You must not enter the station through this entrance. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign C-5 requires the driver to drive in the direction shown by the arrow and applies at the nearest junction or at a place where it is possible to change direction - and the entrance to the station is such a place. In addition, line P-4 prohibits crossing to the left side of the roadway. You enter the station from the opposite direction or through another entrance where the signs and markings allow it.
Legal basis: § 35 para. 1 and 2 and § 86 para. 5 of the Regulation on road signs and signals