In this situation, if you intend to turn right, can you enter the intersection?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are approaching a junction in a town with traffic lights showing green for you, and you intend to turn right; at the junction traffic is directed by a police officer who is facing you, with his arm raised. In this situation you do not have the right to enter 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 road signs, and the Regulation on road signs and signals states that the position of a person directing traffic facing approaching vehicles or with the back to them means that entering the junction is prohibited. At this moment the green light does not matter. You stop before the junction, even if you only want to turn right, and wait until the police officer turns sideways to you.
Legal basis: Art. 5 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 108 para. 3 and 4 of the Regulation on road signs and signals