Do you always have to stop before you enter a railway crossing marked with this sign?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are driving along a street through a town, and on the right there is sign A-9 "level crossing with barriers" with marker post G-1a. You do not have to stop every time before entering such a crossing. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a level crossing to exercise particular caution and, before entering, to make sure that no rail vehicle is approaching. Stopping is mandatory when the barriers or half-barriers are being lowered, are down or have not yet been fully raised, when the traffic lights show a red light, or when there is sign B-20 in front of the crossing. If the barriers are up and no signal is lit, you cross without stopping, but you slow down, look both ways along the tracks and do not enter if there is no space beyond the crossing to continue driving.
Legal basis: Art. 28 para. 1 and para. 3 point 1-2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 6 para. 1 and § 78 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals