15.22. Is the driver of the black car allowed to park at this location on the road outside populated areas if visibility in one direction is less than 100 m?
UAЧи дозволено водієві чорного автомобіля виконати стоянку в цьому місці дороги, що знаходиться за межами населених пунктів, якщо оглядовість в одному з напрямків менше 100 м?
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine concerns safety on rural roads, where driving speeds are higher and any obstacle on or near the roadway may appear too late for other drivers. Sections with limited visibility are especially risky, particularly dangerous curves, which are often indicated by appropriate road signs. That is why the traffic rules strictly regulate where stopping and parking are allowed, in order not to create hazardous situations.
The question tests knowledge of Section 15 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, "Stopping and Parking," specifically the requirements of clause 15.10 (subclause g). The regulation explicitly prohibits parking outside populated areas in the zone of dangerous curves and on convex breaks of the longitudinal road profile if visibility or sight distance is less than 100 m in at least one direction. For the theoretical exam, it is important to understand that less than 100 m in one direction is enough to make parking inadmissible, regardless of whether the place "seems" convenient or not.
The analysis of answer options in this exam question is logical: the statement about prohibition corresponds to the direct rule of clause 15.10 (e) and is the only correct conclusion. The option "allowed in any case" contradicts the Traffic Rules of Ukraine because it ignores the restrictions for dangerous curves and sections with limited visibility. And the idea of "permission provided daytime running lights are on" is not related to parking rules: lights increase visibility, but do not cancel the prohibition established by the traffic rules for such dangerous places.
Clause 15.10 (subclause g) — 15 "Stopping and Parking"
Parking is prohibited: "outside populated areas in the zone of dangerous curves and convex breaks in the longitudinal profile of the road with visibility or sight distance of less than 100 m in at least one direction of travel."
This clause directly establishes a prohibition on parking outside populated areas if, in the zone of a dangerous curve (or convex break in the profile), the visibility/sight distance is less than 100 m in at least one direction.
Clause 1.10 (term "Limited visibility") — 1 "General Provisions"
"Limited visibility — the visibility of the road in the direction of travel, limited by the geometric parameters of the road, roadside engineering structures, plantings, and other objects, as well as vehicles."
This term is needed to understand that in a place with limited visibility (in particular, on a curve), the parking prohibition under clause 15.10 (e) applies if the visibility/sight distance is less than 100 m.
Clause 33.1 (33 "Road Signs", 1 "Warning Signs"), sign 1.1 "Dangerous right turn"
Sign 1.1 "Dangerous right turn" — warns of a sharp right curve or a curve with limited visibility.
The sign indicates that there is a potentially dangerous section ahead (a curve) with possible limited visibility; combined with the condition in the question (less than 100 m outside a populated area), this leads to the application of the parking prohibition under clause 15.10 (e).
That is, the correct answer is "Prohibited.", given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, parking outside populated areas in the zone of a dangerous curve where the visibility/sight distance is less than 100 m in at least one direction is directly prohibited by clause 15.10 (e).
Let's consider the situation: the road is located outside a populated area, and there is a dangerous curve ahead, as indicated by sign 1.1. This sign is used, in particular, when the road curve has limited visibility, meaning the driver cannot see the section of the road in the direction of travel for a sufficient distance due to the geometry of the curve or other obstacles.
For parking, it is important not only that it is 'just a roadside' or 'the place seems safe,' but the actual visibility. Clause 15.10 (e) of the Traffic Rules directly prohibits parking outside populated areas in the zone of dangerous curves and on convex road crests if visibility is less than 100 meters in at least one direction of travel. That is, it is enough for the driver to see less than 100 m in one direction, and parking is already not allowed.
The logic of this prohibition is simple: on country roads, speeds are usually higher, and a car parked in a limited visibility zone appears to other drivers too late. In such a situation, they may not have time to react safely, brake, or maneuver around the obstacle, which creates a real risk of an accident.
Therefore, the correct answer is 'Prohibited,' because outside populated areas, parking in the zone of a dangerous curve with visibility less than 100 m in at least one direction is directly prohibited by clause 15.10 (e) of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine.