Are you obliged in this situation, to stop before the "STOP" sign if you intend to continue driving straight through the intersection?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the photo you are approaching a junction with traffic lights along a street in a city; the traffic lights above the roadway show green, and on the right there is sign B-20 "STOP"; cars are driving in front of you. When going straight on at a green light, you do not have to stop in front of the STOP sign - working traffic lights take precedence over this sign. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that light signals take precedence over road signs regulating right of way, and sign B-20 is exactly such a sign. A STOP sign next to traffic lights applies only when the lights are switched off or show a flashing amber signal - then the rules from the signs apply again, and you must stop and give way. At a green light you enter the junction without stopping, but while exercising particular caution: you check that the junction is clear and that nobody is entering on red, and you do not enter if there is no room beyond the junction to leave it.
Legal basis: Art. 5 para. 3 and Art. 25 para. 1 and 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); § 21 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals