Are you obliged in this situation to give way to the tram?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, on a green light you are turning right from a lane with an arrow for straight on and right; tram tracks run along the right side of the roadway, and a tram is coming along them from the opposite direction. When turning, you will cross its path, so you are obliged to 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 signal does not take away the tram's right of way - the tram driver has green in the same phase. You stop before the tracks, and only when the tram has passed do you turn.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 2 and 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)