Should you exercise special caution in this situation?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you turn right at a junction behind a silver car and approach a level crossing without barriers over an electrified line; other cars are driving on the crossing and before it, a white car is coming from the opposite direction, and a pedestrian is standing on the right. You should exercise particular caution. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a level crossing and driving across it to exercise particular caution and, before driving onto the tracks, to make sure that no rail vehicle is approaching; it also requires you to drive at a speed that allows you to stop the vehicle in a safe place when a train is approaching or a signal prohibits entry, and it prohibits driving onto the crossing if there is no room on the other side to continue driving. A train travels fast and quietly and will not manage to stop, and the cars in front of you may stop just beyond the tracks. You slow down, look along the tracks in both directions and drive onto the crossing only when there is room for your whole car beyond it.
Legal basis: Art. 28 para. 1, 2 and para. 3 point 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)