In this situation, are you allowed to turn left?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo, a tram is waiting in front of a junction where traffic is being directed by a police officer in a reflective vest; the police officer is standing sideways to the tram, with his arms lowered. In this situation, you are allowed to turn left - the answer is YES.
Standing sideways to approaching vehicles means permission to enter the junction, and therefore to drive in any direction that the tracks and signs allow. When turning left, you exercise particular caution, switch on the indicator and give way to pedestrians crossing the roadway you are entering. The police officer's instructions take precedence over traffic light signals and signs. You watch him the whole time, because a change of body position or a raised arm announces a change of signal.
Legal basis: § 108 para. 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 5 para. 2 and Art. 22 para. 1 and 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)