Does the light signal for you lane allow for making a U-turn in this situation?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
You are driving in the far left lane, and above this lane there are directional traffic lights with a green arrow pointing left. For the lanes on the right, an ordinary green light is on. Directional traffic lights allow you to drive only in the direction shown by the arrow, and a left arrow means only a left turn. A U-turn is not this direction, so your signal does not allow you to make a U-turn.
The rule says that the signals of directional traffic lights S-3 apply to drivers going in the directions shown by the arrow. At such traffic lights you may make a U-turn only when the arrow shows a U-turn. This is confirmed by the rule for arrows on the roadway: a left arrow in the far left lane usually also allows a U-turn, but not when traffic is controlled by directional traffic lights S-3 - and this is exactly the case here.
Legal basis: § 97 para. 1 and § 87 para. 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals