You intend to turn left. Have you got priority over the oncoming vehicle going straight?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, you have stopped in front of a junction with traffic lights; the S-1 traffic lights change from red to green, and you intend to turn left while vehicles going straight on are moving off from the opposite direction. You do not have right of way over them. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that a driver turning left gives way to a vehicle coming from the opposite direction that is going straight on or turning right. An ordinary green light comes on for both directions at the same time; only a green arrow of the directional traffic lights S-3 would give you right of way. You enter the junction, wait near its centre and turn when there is a gap, or when amber comes on and the oncoming traffic stops.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 95 para. 1 point 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals