Are you obliged to stop in the indicated place even when you have made sure that there are no other vehicles driving on the main road?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
The mandatory stop line P-12 before a junction with sign B-20 "STOP" always applies. Even if you can see that nobody is coming along the priority road, you must stop before the line. Judging that "nothing is coming" does not release you from this duty - this is the difference between the STOP sign and sign A-7 "give way", where stopping is needed only when you have to give way to someone.
Sign B-20 means no entry to the junction without stopping before the priority road, and line P-12 shows the place of this stop. The rule contains no exception for an empty road. Driving through without stopping is a petty offence, and in the practical exam it is a mistake that ends the exam.
Legal basis: § 21 para. 1 point 1 and para. 2 and § 89 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals