In this situation, can you enter the intersection?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are approaching a junction with traffic lights that show red for you, but traffic at the junction is being directed by a police officer who is standing side-on to you and pointing the direction of travel with an arm. In this situation you have the right to enter the junction. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that instructions and signals of persons directing traffic take precedence over light signals and signs, and the Regulation on road signs and signals specifies that a position in which the person directing traffic is side-on to approaching vehicles means permission to enter the junction. The red light does not apply at this moment. However, you enter slowly and carefully, watching the gestures of the police officer and of other drivers, because someone from the intersecting road may automatically go on their green.
Legal basis: Art. 5 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 108 para. 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals