In this situation, are you obliged to stop the tram just before the line constituting of triangles?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, a tram is waiting in front of a junction at the tram traffic lights, which show a horizontal bar; above the traffic lights there is sign A-7, and on the tracks there is a line made of triangles. When the vertical bar lights up, the tram moves off. In this situation, you are not obliged to stop the tram before the line made of triangles - the answer is NO.
The line made of triangles shows the place to stop in order to give way as required by sign A-7. At this junction, however, the traffic lights are working, and light signals take precedence over signs that regulate right of way. Since the tram traffic lights allow you to go with a vertical bar, the line of triangles does not require you to stop - it would apply if the traffic lights were switched off. When moving off, you still watch the junction, because a car from a side street may pull out in front of the tram.
Legal basis: § 89 para. 2 and § 104 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 5 para. 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)