In this situation, can you drive through the railway crossing without stopping?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, you are driving along a city street and approaching a level crossing with barriers; the barriers are up, the signal lights are not showing red, and the cars in front of you and from the opposite direction drive across without stopping. There is no sign B-20 "STOP" before the level crossing. Since the safety devices and signals do not prohibit anything, you may drive across without stopping, while exercising particular caution. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires you, when approaching and crossing a level crossing, to exercise particular caution, to make sure that no rail vehicle is approaching, and to drive at such a speed that you can stop if a safety device or a signal prohibits entry. The obligation to stop arises only when there is sign B-20, the barriers are coming down or the red light is flashing. Here you slow down, look both ways along the tracks and drive across smoothly, without stopping on the tracks.
Legal basis: Art. 28 para. 1 and 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)