In this situation, turning left to the depot, do you have priority over the vehicle coming in the opposite direction?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo, we are driving a tram on tracks in the roadway, and the tracks turn left into a depot. A lorry is coming from the opposite direction. In this situation, when turning left into the depot, you have right of way over the vehicle coming from the opposite direction - the answer is YES.
A rail vehicle has right of way over other vehicles regardless of the direction they are coming from, also when the directions of traffic cross outside a junction. There are no signs here that change this rule, so the lorry driver must let the tram go first. Entering a depot is not joining traffic (włączanie się do ruchu) - only leaving a depot onto the road is. Despite having right of way, you signal the turn and make sure that the driver is slowing down.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 2-3 and Art. 22 para. 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)