Are you obliged in this situation, after going beyond the traffic lights, to stop in the place indicated by the "stop" sign?

Description

Art. 5 para. 3 of the Act of 20 June 1997, Road Traffic Act (Journal of Laws of 2012, item 1137, as amended) with reference to § 97 para. 3 of the Regulation of the Ministers of Infrastructure and of Internal Affairs and Administration of 31 July 2002 on traffic signs and signals (Journal of Laws No. 170, item 1393, as amended)

Explanation

Correct answer: No

According to the hierarchy specified in Art. 5 of the Road Traffic Act, traffic lights take precedence over road signs regulating right of way. Since the S-3 directional traffic light is showing a green signal, it allows you to enter without stopping. The B-20 "stop" sign would only apply if the traffic lights were switched off or were flashing a yellow signal.

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