In this situation, does the tram driver have the right of passage over vehicles driving on the nearest transverse road?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, we are driving a tram towards a roundabout; next to the track there are signs A-7 "give way" and C-12 "roundabout", and cars are driving around the roundabout. In this situation, the tram driver does not have right of way over vehicles travelling on the nearest crossing roadway - the answer is NO.
The tram's right of way over other vehicles, regardless of the direction it is coming from, applies only at a junction where right of way is not determined by signs. Here there is sign A-7, which together with C-12 means that a driver who is already within the junction has right of way over a driver entering it. This sign also applies to the tram, so you let through the vehicles travelling on the roadway of the roundabout that you are crossing. Only when you can go through without forcing anyone to brake do you move off.
Legal basis: Art. 5 para. 1 and Art. 25 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 5 para. 5 and § 36 para. 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals