Does the signal displayed by the police officer allow you to enter the junction?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo, behind the pedestrian crossing, there is a police officer directing traffic, standing with his side towards you; his arm is held out horizontally towards the oncoming vehicles that are waiting, on the left half of the roadway. Standing sideways means permission for you to enter the junction, and the outstretched arm stops that line of vehicles, not you. The answer is: yes.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that when the person directing traffic stands with his side towards the approaching vehicles, this means permission to enter the junction, and an arm held out horizontally, across the direction of travel of the approaching vehicles, means for them that entering is prohibited. The police officer's instructions have priority over traffic lights and signs. You drive through slowly, watching the stopped vehicles and pedestrians.
Legal basis: § 108 para. 2 and 5 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 5 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)