Are you allowed to stop signalling the intention to change the direction of travel immediately after you start the manoeuvre?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, we are driving a tram through a junction with traffic lights and turning along the curve of the tracks; cars are driving on the roadway next to us. You are not allowed to stop signalling the intention to change direction immediately after starting the manoeuvre - the answer is NO.
The Road Traffic Act requires you to stop signalling immediately after completing the manoeuvre, not after starting it. As long as the tram is turning, the indicator informs other road users in which direction it is moving - pedestrians who want to cross the tracks and drivers travelling alongside. Switching it off halfway through the curve could mislead them. You switch off the indicator only when the tram has finished the turn and is already going straight.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)