1.20. May a motorway intersect at the same level with other roads, railway and tram tracks, pedestrian and bicycle paths, or animal crossings?
UAЧи може автомагістраль перетинати на одному рівні інші дороги, залізничні і трамвайні колії, пішохідні та велосипедні доріжки, шляхи проходу тварин?
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This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about the safety of high-speed driving and the principle of separating traffic flows. On a motorway, the driver travels at higher permitted speeds and expects the absence of sudden obstacles ahead, so any conflict points at the same level (intersections, crossings, pedestrian crossings) sharply increase the risk of serious accidents. That is why the strictest requirements for traffic organization and infrastructure are established for motorways.
The question tests knowledge of the definition from clause 1.10 of the Traffic Rules and the general rules for driving on a motorway, which are detailed in section 27 of the Traffic Rules. The key idea: by definition, a motorway does not allow at-grade crossings with other roads, railway and tram tracks, pedestrian and bicycle paths, or animal crossings; such crossings are only possible at different levels (overpasses, flyovers, tunnels).
The option that allows for at-grade crossings contains a typical theoretical exam mistake: confusing an ordinary road with a motorway. In practice, an "at-grade crossing" would mean the appearance of a cross flow, pedestrian, cyclist, or animal directly on the high-speed lanes, which contradicts the very definition of a motorway in the Traffic Rules of Ukraine. Therefore, the correct answer is the one that denies such crossings, as it directly corresponds to the norm of clause 1.10 and the logic of continuous and safe movement.
Clause 1.10 (term "Motorway")
Motorway — a road specially constructed and intended for the movement of vehicles, not intended for entry to or exit from adjacent territory, has separate carriageways for each direction of travel, separated from each other by a dividing strip, does not intersect at the same level with other roads, railway and tram tracks, pedestrian and bicycle paths, animal crossing routes, has barriers on the roadsides and the dividing strip and is fenced with a mesh, marked with road sign 5.1.
This definition directly establishes that on a motorway, intersections with the listed objects at the same level are not allowed (they are only possible at different levels — by overpasses, flyovers, etc.).
Clause 33.5.1 (33 "Road Signs", 5 "Information and Direction Signs", sign 5.1 "Motorway")
Sign 5.1 "Motorway" — a road on which special traffic conditions provided by the Traffic Rules apply (marks the beginning of a motorway).
This sign is used to designate a road that, by its characteristics, corresponds to the term "motorway" from clause 1.10, in particular — without intersections at the same level.
Thus, the correct answer is "No, it cannot.", given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules (clause 1.10), a motorway does not intersect at the same level with other roads, rail tracks, pedestrian/bicycle paths, or animal crossing routes.
A motorway in the Traffic Rules (paragraph 1.10) is defined as a specially constructed road for high-speed vehicle traffic. Its concept is simple: to provide the safest and most uninterrupted flow at high speeds, where the driver does not expect sudden obstacles ahead.
That is why one of the mandatory features of a motorway is the absence of at-grade crossings. In other words, a motorway cannot have regular intersections with other roads, cannot have railway crossings or tram tracks, and crossings with pedestrian and bicycle paths or animal crossing routes are also not allowed.
Imagine a typical situation: if a pedestrian path or another road were to cross a motorway "at the same level," this would mean the possible appearance of a pedestrian, cyclist, animal, or vehicle entering from the side directly onto high-speed lanes. At motorway speeds, such a "conflict point" sharply increases the risk of a serious accident. Therefore, the logic of the Traffic Rules is as follows: all crossings must be resolved via overpasses, flyovers, tunnels, or other solutions where flows do not intersect at the same level.
Thus, the correct answer is "No, it cannot," because by definition in the Traffic Rules, a motorway does not allow any at-grade crossings with roads, tracks, pedestrian/bicycle paths, or animal crossing routes.