In this situation, are you allowed to turn left from the traffic lane you are in?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving on a roadway with two lanes in your direction and approaching a junction under a flyover; straight-on lane direction arrows are painted in both lanes. You must not turn left from the lane you are in. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that marking P-8a "straight-on lane direction arrow" means that driving from the lane in which it is painted is allowed only in the direction shown by the arrow. Since both lanes have straight-on arrows, you cannot turn left from either of them at this junction - usually because the turn would lead across tram tracks or against the flow of traffic, or would block traffic. To go left, you drive straight on through the junction and look for a place to make a U-turn or another junction where a left turn is allowed.
Legal basis: § 87 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals