10.58. You are a cyclist. When entering the carriageway or sidewalk from an adjacent territory, you must give way to:
UAВи велосипедист, виїжджаючи з прилеглої до дороги території повинні перед проїзною частиною чи тротуаром дати дорогу:
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This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about safe merging into traffic and right of way when exiting from an adjacent territory. Such situations occur every day: exiting from a yard, residential area, parking lot, or gas station often involves crossing a sidewalk and then entering the roadway, where other participants are already moving. It is precisely here that dangerous conflicts with pedestrians and vehicles most often arise, which is why this topic is important for both the theoretical exam and real driving.
The question tests knowledge of the section of the Traffic Rules regarding starting movement and changing its direction, specifically the requirement of paragraph 10.2 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine. A cyclist is also considered a driver under the Traffic Rules, so the obligation to "give way" applies to them just as it does to a car driver: before the sidewalk and before the roadway, you must not create obstacles for those already moving on them. Importantly, this requirement applies regardless of the presence of a "zebra" crossing or priority signs at the exit from the adjacent territory.
An analysis of the answer options from the perspective of the traffic rules shows a typical mistake: limiting the requirement to only pedestrians or only vehicles. If you yield only to pedestrians but start to enter the roadway in front of a car or motorcycle, you force them to brake or change their trajectory, meaning you do not fulfill the requirement to "give way." If you yield only to vehicles but cross the sidewalk in front of a pedestrian, this is also a violation and creates danger. In practice, the correct algorithm is simple: stop before the sidewalk, yield to pedestrians, then before the roadway yield to vehicles moving on the road, and only then proceed safely.
Clause 10.2
When entering the road from a residential area, yards, parking lots, gas stations, and other adjacent territories, the driver must yield to pedestrians and vehicles moving along the carriageway or sidewalk before crossing them.
This clause checks the obligation of the cyclist (as a driver) when exiting from an adjacent territory to yield both to pedestrians on the sidewalk/along the road and to vehicles moving on the road onto which he is entering.
Clause 1.10 (term "Driver")
Driver — a person who operates a vehicle and has the appropriate driver's license (tractor driver's license, temporary permit to drive a vehicle), registration document for the vehicle, as well as a person who teaches driving while being directly in the vehicle. A driver is also a person who operates a bicycle, animal-drawn vehicle, or is an animal handler.
This explains that the requirements of clause 10.2 also apply to cyclists.
Clause 1.10 (term "Adjacent territory")
Adjacent territory — an area adjacent to the road and not intended for through traffic of vehicles (yards, residential areas, parking lots, gas stations, enterprise territories, etc.).
This term defines the place from which the exit in the question is made.
Clause 1.10 (term "Yield (do not create obstacles)")
Yield (do not create obstacles) — a requirement for a road user, meaning that he must not start, resume, or continue movement, or perform any maneuver if this may force other road users who have the right of way to change their direction or speed.
This clarifies what exactly "yield" means to pedestrians and vehicles when exiting.
Clause 1.10 (term "Carriageway")
Carriageway — an element of the road intended for the movement of non-rail vehicles.
This specifies that it refers to crossing exactly that part of the road where vehicles move.
Clause 1.10 (term "Sidewalk")
Sidewalk — an element of the road intended for pedestrian movement, which adjoins the carriageway or is separated from it by a lawn.
This explains why, when exiting from an adjacent territory, you must yield to pedestrians before crossing the sidewalk.
That is, the correct answer is "Pedestrians and vehicles," given that according to the definitions of the Traffic Rules, the driver (including the cyclist), when exiting from an adjacent territory, is required to yield to pedestrians and vehicles moving along the road before the carriageway or sidewalk.
When you are riding a bicycle and exit from an area adjacent to the road (a yard, residential area, parking lot, gas station, etc.), you are essentially joining the existing traffic on the road. At this moment, you are the one potentially creating an obstacle for those already moving along the sidewalk or the roadway.
Clause 10.2 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine states that when exiting from an adjacent area, before crossing the sidewalk or roadway, the driver (including a cyclist) is required to yield to those already moving along them. That is, you must let both pedestrians on the sidewalk (or those walking along the edge of the road) and vehicles moving on the roadway you are entering pass.
For example, if you are rolling your bicycle out of a yard onto the street: even if there is no crosswalk, a pedestrian walking along the sidewalk past the yard exit has the right of way, and you are required to stop and let them pass. Then, before entering the roadway, you must also yield to cars, motorcycles, or other bicycles already moving on that road.
It is important to understand that this requirement applies regardless of whether there is a "Yield" or "No entry without stopping" sign at the exit. The obligation to yield arises solely from the fact of exiting from an adjacent area, according to clause 10.2.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Pedestrians and vehicles," since when exiting from an adjacent area under clause 10.2, you are required to yield to everyone already moving along the sidewalk and the roadway.