In this situation, if you intend to turn left, should you change the lane?

In the photo you are driving in the right lane of a three-lane roadway in a town, and on the right there is sign F-10 "lane directions": from the left lane an arrow to the left, from the middle and right lanes - straight on. If you intend to turn left, you are required to change lanes. The answer is: yes.

The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign F-10 placed next to the roadway shows the permitted directions of travel from the individual lanes. From the right lane you may only go straight on, so if you want to turn left, you must move in good time through the middle lane to the left lane. The Road Traffic Act requires you, when changing lanes, to signal your intention with the indicator and to give way to those travelling in the lane you are entering. Sign F-10 stands early enough for you to make it - you change lanes one at a time, checking the mirror each time.

Legal basis: § 72 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 22 para. 1, 4 and 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)