In this situation, does the tram driver have the right of passage over trams that may approach from the left side?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, we are driving a tram on a track that curves out onto a junction with other tram tracks; next to the track there is sign A-7 "give way", and a tram may come from the left. In this situation, the tram driver does not have right of way over trams that may come from the left - the answer is NO.
Sign A-7 before tracks used by rail vehicles means that the driver must give way to rail vehicles travelling on those tracks, regardless of the direction they are coming from. This also applies to the tram driver. The right-hand rule does not apply here, because right of way is determined by the sign. You slow down, watch the track on the left and on the right, and only enter when no tram that you would have to give way to is coming. Also watch out for pedestrians crossing the tracks near the stop.
Legal basis: § 5 para. 5 and 6 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 5 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)