In this situation, can you enter the railway crossing?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are approaching a level crossing with half-barriers; as you watch, the half-barriers start to come down, and the traffic lights at the crossing start showing red lights. In this situation you are not allowed to enter the crossing. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits driving around lowered barriers or half-barriers, and entering the crossing if their lowering has started or their raising has not been completed; the Regulation on road signs and signals adds that a flashing red signal or two alternately flashing red signals mean a ban on entering beyond the device that shows them. From the moment the arm starts moving down, the crossing is closed, even if you cannot see a train yet. You stop before the stop line or before the traffic lights and wait until the half-barriers are fully raised and the lights go out.
Legal basis: Art. 28 para. 1 and para. 3 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 98 para. 5 of the Regulation on road signs and signals