When turning left in this situation, are you obliged to give way to the tram from the opposite direction?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video we are driving a tram through a junction with traffic lights and turning left, and another tram is coming straight on from the opposite direction. In this situation, when turning left, you are obliged to give way to the tram from the opposite direction - the answer is YES.
The tram's right of way over other vehicles does not apply between two trams. In that case the general rules apply: a driver turning left must give way to a vehicle coming from the opposite direction that is going straight on or turning right. Before entering the track of the tram coming from the opposite direction, you stop and wait until it has passed. At a junction with traffic lights, too, a turning tram gives way to those going straight on. Also watch cars and pedestrians, because the path of a turning tram crosses several traffic lanes.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 1-2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 95 para. 4 of the Regulation on road signs and signals