You intend to turn left. Do you have to yield the right of way to the rail vehicle?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you have stopped in front of a junction with traffic lights and you intend to turn left; the S-1 traffic lights change to green, and on the left, on the tram tracks running along the roadway, a tram is coming from the opposite direction. When turning left, you will cross its path, so you must give way to it. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that a rail vehicle has right of way over other vehicles regardless of the side it is coming from, and that this rule also applies where directions of traffic cross outside a junction. An ordinary green light does not change this rule - a tram running along the street gets its signal in the same phase as you. You stop before the tracks, let the tram go through, and only then do you finish the turn.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 2 and 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)