If you want to continue driving left beyond the level crossing, should you stop before the half-barrier?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are approaching a level crossing with half-barriers; the half-barriers are raised and the signal lights are not flashing, but just beyond the level crossing there is a junction with a priority road on which vehicles are travelling, and on the left beyond the tracks there are cars waiting to turn. If you want to turn left beyond the level crossing, you should stop before the half-barrier, because there is no space on the other side to continue driving. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits entering a level crossing if there is no space on the other side of the crossing to continue driving, and requires you to exercise particular caution when approaching a level crossing. If you drove onto the tracks behind the queue, you would have nowhere to escape if a train came. You wait before the half-barrier until there is space beyond the tracks for your whole car.
Legal basis: Art. 28 para. 1 and para. 3 point 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)