Clause 12.6 (subclause e) of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine

Outside populated areas on all roads and on roads passing through populated areas marked with sign 5.49 "Beginning of a populated area", driving is allowed at the following speeds: a) buses (minibuses) transporting organized groups of children, passenger cars with trailers, and motorcycles — no more than 80 km/h; b) vehicles driven by drivers with less than 2 years of experience — no more than 70 km/h; c) trucks carrying people in the cargo bed, and mopeds — no more than 60 km/h; d) buses (except minibuses) — no more than 90 km/h; e) other vehicles: on a motorway marked with road sign 5.1 "Motorway" — no more than 130 km/h, on a highway with separate carriageways divided by a median strip — no more than 110 km/h, on other highways — no more than 90 km/h.

This subclause checks the knowledge of the "ceiling" speed of 110 km/h for a passenger car (which does not fall under exceptions such as "passenger car with trailer" or "driver with less than 2 years of experience") on a high-speed road of the type "with a median strip/separate carriageways", which in tests also includes the "road for automobiles".

Clause 12.6 (subclause b) of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine

Outside populated areas on all roads and on roads passing through populated areas marked with sign 5.49 "Beginning of a populated area", driving is allowed at the following speeds: b) vehicles driven by drivers with less than 2 years of experience — no more than 70 km/h.

This subclause is relevant because the question itself directly states the exception: "except vehicles driven by drivers with less than 2 years of experience".

Clause 33.5.1 — 33 "Road Signs", 5 "Informational and Directional Signs", sign 5.3 "Road for Automobiles"

"Road for automobiles" — a road intended only for the movement of cars, buses, and motorcycles, on which special traffic conditions apply as provided in Section 27 of these Rules (except for clause 27.3 of these Rules).

This clause checks the recognition of the road type ("road for automobiles"), for which the exam logic applies the speed limit of 110 km/h (as for a highway with separate carriageways divided by a median strip).

Clause 1.10 (term "Passenger Car")

Passenger car — a car with no more than nine seats, including the driver's seat, which by its design and equipment is intended for transporting passengers and their luggage with the necessary comfort and safety.

The term is important for the correct identification of the vehicle in the question (specifically "passenger car", not a bus/truck, etc.), in order to apply the "general" speed limit under clause 12.6 (subclause e), and not special rules for other categories.

Thus, the correct answer is "110 km/h", given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, the maximum speed outside populated areas for "other vehicles" on a highway with separate carriageways divided by a median strip is 110 km/h, and the question explicitly excludes the case of a driver with less than 2 years of experience (for whom the limit is 70 km/h).

When sign 5.3 “Road for automobiles” is installed on the road, it means that the section is intended for cars, buses, and motorcycles, and special traffic conditions apply here, similar to those provided for expressways. That is, this is not an “ordinary road,” but a road with an increased speed limit and additional restrictions for slow or dangerous road users under such conditions.

The question specifically concerns passenger cars and immediately makes an exception: we do not take into account vehicles driven by drivers with less than 2 years of experience. This is important because such drivers have a separate speed limit (no more than 70 km/h outside populated areas) regardless of the type of road. But since they are excluded from the condition, we apply the general “outside populated area” restrictions.

Next, we refer to clause 12.6 (g) of the Traffic Rules, which sets maximum speeds for “other vehicles” depending on the type of road: 130 km/h is allowed only on motorways (sign 5.1), and 110 km/h — on a road with separate carriageways divided by a median strip. A road for automobiles, by its purpose and traffic regime, belongs exactly to this type of expressway, but is not a motorway, so the “motorway” 130 km/h does not apply here.

In practice, it looks like this: if you are driving a passenger car and traveling outside a populated area on a road marked with sign 5.3, then in the absence of other speed limit signs or temporary conditions (repairs, poor visibility, etc.), you may drive at a maximum of 110 km/h. At the same time, the driver must always choose a safe speed depending on the situation, but the “ceiling” according to the rules is exactly that.

Therefore, the correct answer is “110 km/h,” because for passenger cars on roads for automobiles (sign 5.3), the expressway speed regime applies, where the maximum speed is 110 km/h, and 130 km/h is allowed only on motorways (sign 5.1).