You intend to go straight ahead. Are you obliged to give way to the tram which is turning left?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, you are going straight on through a junction with traffic lights on a green light; tram tracks run along the right side of the roadway, and a tram on that side is turning left, across your path. At a junction with traffic lights, a turning tram gives way to those going straight on, so you do not have to give way to it. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that the driver of a rail vehicle turning at a junction where traffic is controlled by traffic light signals may leave the junction on condition that they give way to road users going straight on. This is an exception to the general right of way of trams. You go straight on while watching the tram driver - a tram starts the turn slowly, but it takes a long time to stop.
Legal basis: § 95 para. 4 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 25 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)