Are you allowed to make a U-turn at the intersection in this situation?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are approaching a junction with traffic lights and a pedestrian crossing; the traffic lights above the roadway show a green light, and at the left edge directional traffic lights S-3 show a green arrow to the left. You must not make a U-turn at this junction - traffic turning left is controlled by traffic lights S-3 with an arrow only to the left, without a U-turn arrow. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that the signals of directional traffic lights S-3 apply to drivers travelling in the directions shown by the arrow, and an arrow on the roadway allowing a left turn from the far left lane means permission to make a U-turn only when this is not prohibited by sign B-23 and traffic is not controlled by traffic lights S-3. The left arrow on S-3 guarantees no collision only for a left turn; a car making a U-turn would cut across the paths of vehicles that may have green in the same phase. So you turn left and make a U-turn somewhere else.
Legal basis: § 97 para. 1 and 3 and § 87 para. 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals