Are you obliged to exercise particular caution beyond this sign when changing from the right to the left lane?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo, you are driving in the right lane of a dual carriageway with noise barriers; sign D-14 on the right informs you that your lane is ending, and the lane-change arrow P-9 on the roadway instructs you to move to the adjacent lane. When changing lanes, you are obliged to exercise particular caution. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that a driver may change the lane they are in only while exercising particular caution, giving way to vehicles travelling in the lane they are moving into, and signalling the intention in good time. The end of a lane does not give you right of way - it is you who is moving in front of someone else's car. You switch on the left indicator, check the mirror and the blind spot, and if the adjacent lane is occupied, you slow down and wait for a gap.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 1, 4 and 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 49 para. 5 and § 87 para. 3 of the Regulation on road signs and signals