In this situation, if you turn left, are you obliged to give the right of way to the cyclist going straight?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are approaching a junction of residential streets and you intend to turn left; a cyclist going straight on is coming from the opposite direction. When turning left, you are obliged to give way to him. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver turning left to give way to a vehicle coming from the opposite direction and going straight on or turning right, and a bicycle is a vehicle just like a car. A cyclist rides more slowly and is easy to underestimate, but the rule is the same as for a car from the opposite direction, and it applies regardless of the priority signs at the junction. You stop at the junction with your indicator on and your wheels pointing straight ahead, and only when the cyclist has passed do you turn.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 1 and Art. 2 point 31 and 47 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)