When driving a tram and turning left at the intersection marked with this sign, do you have priority over motor vehicles?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo, you can see the sign A-5 "crossroads" - a yellow triangle with a black cross. When you drive a tram and turn left at a junction marked with this sign, you have right of way over power-driven vehicles - the answer is YES.
The sign A-5 warns about a road junction where right of way is not set by signs. Cars there give way to vehicles coming from the right, but a tram, as a rail vehicle, has right of way over other vehicles regardless of the direction they are coming from. This also applies to a left turn - cars coming from the opposite direction must let the tram go first. However, this right of way does not apply in relation to another tram, and you always give way to pedestrians on a crossing. At such a junction, you exercise particular caution, because car drivers often forget about the tram's right of way.
Legal basis: § 5 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 25 para. 1-2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)