In this situation, when changing the traffic lane, do you have priority over the vehicles moving in the left lane?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving in the right lane of a road along barriers; ahead of you this lane ends - as shown by a sign by the road and lane-change arrows P-9 - and cars are driving in the left lane. When changing to the left lane, you do not have right of way over the vehicles travelling in it. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that a driver changing lanes must give way to a vehicle travelling in the lane he or she intends to move into, and to a vehicle entering this lane from the right; the exception is the zipper merge (jazda na suwak), when a lane ends in a traffic jam. The Regulation on road signs and signals states that lane-change arrow P-9 means an order to move into the neighbouring lane. The order to change lanes does not give you right of way: you switch on the left indicator, check the mirror and the blind spot and move into a gap without forcing anyone to brake.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 4 and 4a of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 87 para. 3 of the Regulation on road signs and signals