You are changing the lane from the right to the left. Do you have to yield the right of way to the vehicles driving on the left lane?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo you are driving in the right lane of a dual carriageway; sign D-14 "end of lane" on the right and lane-change arrow P-9 on the roadway tell you that your lane is ending and you must move to the left lane. When changing lanes, you must give way to vehicles driving in the left lane. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that a driver changing lanes gives way to a vehicle driving in the lane they intend to enter; the zipper merge (jazda na suwak) applies only in a traffic jam, when speed is significantly reduced. So the end of a lane does not give you any privilege. You switch on the left indicator in good time, check the mirror and the blind spot, and if the left lane is occupied, you slow down and move into a gap.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 1, 4 and 4a of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 49 para. 5 and § 87 para. 3 of the Regulation on road signs and signals