In this situation, are you obliged to stop in front of the intersection?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are approaching a junction in a town with traffic lights, which show green for you, and at the junction traffic is directed by a police officer standing sideways to you. In this situation you are not required to stop before the junction. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that instructions and signals given by persons directing traffic take precedence over light signals, and the Regulation on road signs and signals states that the position of a person directing traffic standing sideways to approaching vehicles means permission to enter. Here the police officer and the traffic lights say the same thing - you drive on. If the police officer turned to face you or raised his arm, you would have to stop despite the green light. You enter the junction without taking your eyes off his gestures, because it is he, and not the traffic lights, who controls the traffic.
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