In such a situation, do you have the right of way over the pedestrian?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo a tram is approaching a pedestrian crossing that crosses the tram tracks and the roadway. The tram traffic lights are showing a white vertical bar, and the lights for cars are green; on the crossing, right in front of the tram, there are pedestrians - one is crossing the tracks. In this situation you do not have right of way over the pedestrian - the answer is NO.
A pedestrian stepping onto a crossing does not have right of way over a tram, but a pedestrian who is already on the crossing does have right of way. The tram driver must exercise particular caution, reduce speed and give way to a pedestrian who is on the crossing. Here the pedestrian is already crossing the tracks, so you stop the tram and wait until they have left the tram tracks. A vertical bar does not allow you to enter if the tram would make it difficult for pedestrians to leave the roadway.
Legal basis: Art. 26 para. 1a and Art. 13 para. 1a of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 104 para. 2 point 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals