In this situation, are you allowed to leave the intersection without stopping?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video, we are driving a tram through a junction where traffic is controlled by traffic lights. Before the roadway of the intersecting road, the tram traffic lights show a vertical bar, and the cars on that roadway are stationary. In this situation, you have the right to leave the junction without stopping - the answer is YES.
A vertical bar means permission to drive beyond the traffic lights, so you cross the roadway and leave the junction without stopping; the cars have a prohibiting signal at that time. The only time the permission does not apply is when 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. However, you watch the roadway, because someone may drive through on red, and a tram needs a long distance to stop.
Legal basis: § 104 para. 1 point 1 and para. 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals