In this situation, intending toturn left, are you allowed to enter beyond the traffic signal?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, we are driving a tram on tracks towards a junction where the tracks turn left. On the post next to the track there are the sign B-21 "no left turn" and traffic lights showing red lights, and lower down the sign B-2 "no entry". In this situation, when you intend to turn left, you do not have the right to drive beyond the traffic lights - the answer is NO.
The ban on turning expressed by the sign B-21 does not apply to a tram travelling along its route, because signs that refer to the direction of travel do not apply to a rail vehicle; the sign B-2 applies to the traffic lanes of the roadway, not to the tram track. What decides here whether you may go is the traffic lights, and a red light means no entry beyond the traffic lights. You wait for a proceed signal, and when turning, you let pedestrians and vehicles going straight on go first.
Legal basis: § 2 para. 3 and § 95 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 5 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)