Are you obliged to stop your vehicle before the last car of a tram?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a city street, and an oncoming tram is passing you on the tram tracks on the left; there is no stop here, and the traffic lights before the junction show red. You are not obliged to stop before the last car of the tram. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act requires you to stop next to a tram only when it is standing at, or entering, a stop without a traffic island and the passengers have to cross the roadway. A moving tram passing you on the tracks next to you does not require you to stop your vehicle - you keep a safe distance from it, as with any passing of an oncoming vehicle. However, you do stop before the traffic lights, because they show a red signal.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 6 and Art. 23 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 95 para. 1 point 3 of the Regulation on road signs and signals