In this situation, is the tram driver obliged to stop just before the line outlined by triangles?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo, a tram is waiting in front of a large junction; a line made of rectangles is painted on the tram tracks in front of the junction, and the traffic lights by the track do not permit entry - the ordinary traffic lights are showing red. In this situation, the tram driver is obliged to stop just before the line made of rectangles - the answer is YES.
A give-way line (linia warunkowego zatrzymania) made of rectangles shows the place where the vehicle stops when stopping is required, for example by a traffic light signal. A stop required by a signal should take place before the stop line, and if there is no such line - before the traffic lights. So the tram driver stops the tram just before the line, without entering the pedestrian crossing and without blocking the junction. Only when the tram traffic lights show a signal permitting entry does the tram driver move off.
Legal basis: § 89 para. 3, § 99 para. 1 and § 107 of the Regulation on road signs and signals