Are you obliged to stop in the designated place even when you have made sure that there is no rail vehicle approaching?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are approaching a level crossing without barriers, marked with St Andrew's cross G-3, with the give-way line P-14 (linia warunkowego zatrzymania) painted before it; there is no sign B-20 "STOP". You stop at the designated place only when a rail vehicle is approaching - not every time. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign G-3 marks the place to stop because of the movement of a train or another rail vehicle at a crossing without barriers or half-barriers, and line P-14 indicates the place to stop before tram crossings and level crossings. The Road Traffic Act requires you to make sure before entering the tracks that no rail vehicle is approaching. You slow down, look left and right, and when the tracks are clear, you drive across without stopping.
Legal basis: § 78 para. 5 and § 89 para. 3 point 4 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 28 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)