Do you have the right to drive straight through the intersection from this traffic lane?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are approaching a junction along a wide street in a city; you are driving in the right lane, which has lane direction arrow P-8b for turning right painted on it, and a red car is driving in the neighbouring lane on the left, which has a straight-on arrow. From this lane you are not allowed to drive straight across the junction. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that lane direction arrows mean that driving from the lane in which they are placed is allowed only in the direction shown by the arrow. A right arrow in your lane is an order to turn right - anyone who wants to go straight on positions themselves in one of the lanes on the left. Going straight on from a turning lane leads straight into the path of a vehicle that is going straight on from the neighbouring lane, as the markings allow, and at many junctions the right-turn lane has separate directional traffic lights. You choose your lane in good time by reading the arrows and F-10 signs before the junction; if you are already in the right lane, you turn right and get back onto your route by a longer way - this is better than forcing your way in and getting a fine.
Legal basis: § 87 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 22 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)