In this situation, are you obliged to stop before the traffic signal?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, we are driving a tram on tracks towards a roundabout. Next to the track there are the signs A-7 "give way" and C-12 "roundabout", and below them tram traffic lights showing a vertical bar; the cars on the roadway have a red light. In this situation, you do not have to stop before the traffic lights - the answer is NO.
A vertical bar means permission to drive beyond the traffic lights. Traffic light signals take priority over signs that regulate right of way, so the sign A-7 does not apply while the traffic lights are working. You would stop only if the tram would make it difficult for pedestrians to leave the roadway or could not leave the junction before the end of the proceed signal.
Legal basis: Art. 5 para. 3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 104 para. 1 point 1 and para. 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals