Does the traffic light displayed in this situation allow you to drive beyond the traffic light post?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
Above your lane there are directional traffic lights on which a red arrow and an amber arrow are lit at the same time. This combination means that green will come on in a moment, but right now driving beyond the traffic lights is still prohibited. You may move off only when the green arrow comes on.
The same rules apply to directional traffic lights as to ordinary ones: red and amber signals shown together mean no entry beyond the traffic lights and only announce green. The colour decides; the shape of the arrow only tells you which direction the signal applies to. If a stop line is painted, you wait before it; if there is none and the traffic lights hang above the roadway, you stop before the roadway above which they are placed.
Legal basis: § 97 para. 2 in conjunction with § 95 para. 1 point 4 and § 99 of the Regulation on road signs and signals