If you turn left at this intersection, do you have the right of way over the vehicle approaching from the opposite direction?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are approaching a junction marked with sign A-5 "crossroads" and you intend to turn left, and a silver car going straight on is coming from the opposite direction. When turning left, you do not have right of way over it. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that a driver turning left gives way to a vehicle coming from the opposite direction and going straight on or turning right; the Regulation on road signs and signals states that A-5 warns of an uncontrolled junction of equal roads. At such a junction, an oncoming driver going straight on always goes before you, because your turn crosses his path. You wait in the junction with your indicator on and your wheels pointing straight ahead, so that if you are hit from behind you are not pushed into the path of the oncoming car, and you turn when it has passed.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 5 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals