In this situation, should you give the right of way to the tram?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are approaching a junction with signs A-7 "give way" and C-2 "turn right"; from the right, on the tracks running along the intersecting road, a yellow tram is approaching. You must give way to it, because you are coming out of a minor road. The answer is: yes.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign A-7 warns of a junction with a priority road, and its name tells you directly what to do - the Road Traffic Act requires you to follow signs, so you give way to drivers travelling on the priority road, including the tram. The Act also states that a rail vehicle has right of way over other vehicles no matter which side it is coming from, unless signs say otherwise. A tram has a long braking distance and cannot go around you, so you stop before the tracks, let it pass and turn right only when the tracks are clear.
Legal basis: § 5 para. 5 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 5 para. 1 and Art. 25 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)