In this situation, does the flashing light prohibit you from driving beyond the traffic lights?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a street next to an estate of blocks of flats towards a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights; the traffic lights above and beside the roadway show a flashing amber signal, and there is sign D-6 at the crossing. A flashing amber signal does not prohibit you from driving beyond the traffic lights - it warns you and requires particular caution. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that a flashing or steady amber signal placed on an obstacle, or a flashing amber signal shown by traffic lights, warns of an existing danger or traffic disruption and requires particular caution. Traffic lights working in flashing amber mode (for example at night or after a failure) do not control traffic, so signs and general rules apply: before a pedestrian crossing you give way to pedestrians who are on it or stepping onto it. You slow down, look at the pavements and drive through when nobody is crossing.
Legal basis: § 98 para. 6 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 26 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)