In this situation, when turning left, do you have to yield the right of way to oncoming vehicles going straight on?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
At the junction you have a green light and you are driving along a priority road, but you are turning left. Vehicles from the opposite direction also have green at the same time, and sign D-1 applies to them just as it does to you. When turning left, you cut across their path, so you must give way to vehicles coming from the opposite direction and going straight on or turning right.
The Road Traffic Act says that a driver who is turning left must give way to a vehicle coming from the opposite direction and going straight on or turning right. This rule also applies on a green light, because the general green signal does not guarantee a turn without collision - only directional traffic lights would guarantee that. You stop within the junction and wait for a gap.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 95 para. 1 point 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals