15.36. In which place on this one-way road is the driver of a passenger car allowed to stop?
UAУ якому місці цієї дороги з одностороннім рухом водієві легкового автомобіля дозволено виконати зупинку?
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests the driver's attentiveness to the rules of stopping and parking in urban conditions, where any mistake can create obstacles to traffic or increase accident risk. In the context of the theoretical exam, such tasks are important because they require simultaneously assessing the side where the sign is installed, the direction of traffic on the road, and the boundaries of the prohibition's effect.
In content, it relates to Section 15 of the Traffic Rules (stopping and parking) and the application of road signs and plates. The key logic is as follows: according to point 15.3, in a populated area on a one-way road, a passenger car may also stop on the left side, if there are no specific prohibitions. At the same time, prohibition sign 3.34 "Stopping prohibited" applies only to the side of the road where it is installed, and plate 7.2.3 "Zone of effect" indicates the end of the restriction precisely at the location of the sign with the plate. Therefore, up to the sign on the right side, stopping is restricted, but after it on the right, the restriction ends; on the left (in the absence of other prohibitions), stopping is allowed along the entire section.
As a result, options that allow stopping only at one point or only on the right side are incomplete, as they ignore the rule of point 15.3 about the possibility of stopping on the left on a one-way road in a populated area. Instead, the answer that includes permitted places after the end of the sign's zone of effect on the right and permitted points on the left side correctly takes into account the simultaneous effect of sign 3.34, plate 7.2.3, and the norms of Section 15 of the Traffic Rules, which is what is tested in the theoretical exam.
Clause 15.3, 15 “Stopping and Parking”
In populated areas, stopping and parking of vehicles are allowed on the left side of the road that has one lane in each direction (without tram tracks in the middle) and is not divided by a continuous road marking line 1.1, as well as on the left side of a one-way road.
In this question, clause 15.3 is applied to justify that on a one-way road in a populated area, the driver of a passenger car has the right to stop on the left side (at locations B and V), if this is not prohibited by signs/markings and does not contradict other requirements of section 15.
Clause 33.3 — 33 “Road Signs”, 3 “Prohibitory Signs”, sign 3.34 “Stopping Prohibited”
Sign 3.34 “Stopping Prohibited” prohibits stopping and parking of vehicles (except for taxis picking up or dropping off passengers (loading or unloading cargo)).
The effect of the sign applies only to the side of the road on which it is installed. The area of effect is from the place where the sign is installed to the nearest intersection beyond it, and in populated areas where there are no intersections — to the end of the populated area (unless otherwise specified by plates to the road signs).
In this question, sign 3.34 prohibits stopping on the right side in the area up to its end (therefore at location A — prohibited), but does not prohibit stopping on the opposite side (locations B and V), because it only applies to the side where it is installed.
Clause 33.7 — 33 “Road Signs”, 7 “Plates to Road Signs”, plate 7.2.3 “Area of Effect”
Plate 7.2.3 “Area of Effect” indicates the end of the area of effect of signs 3.34 “Stopping Prohibited”, 3.35 “Parking Prohibited”, 3.36 “Parking Prohibited on Odd Days of the Month”, 3.37 “Parking Prohibited on Even Days of the Month”.
In this question, plate 7.2.3 indicates that after its installation, the prohibition imposed by sign 3.34 ends — therefore, at location B (after the end of the area of effect), stopping on the right side is allowed.
Clause 33.5 — 33 “Road Signs”, 5 “Informational and Directional Signs”, sign 5.5 “One-Way Road”
Sign 5.5 “One-Way Road” — a road or carriageway on which vehicle traffic is carried out in one direction.
In this question, sign 5.5 determines that the road is one-way, which is directly related to the application of clause 15.3 (the possibility of stopping/parking on the left side in a populated area on a one-way road).
That is, the correct answer is “At locations B, V, and H.”, given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, the effect of sign 3.34 with plate 7.2.3 prohibits stopping only on the right side up to the end of the designated area (location A), after which stopping on the right is allowed (location B), and on the left side of a one-way road in a populated area, stopping is allowed according to clause 15.3 (locations V and H).
You are looking at a one-way road within a populated area. According to point 15.3 of the Traffic Rules, in such conditions, stopping is allowed not only on the right but also on the left, meaning the driver of a passenger car can, in principle, stop on both sides of the carriageway unless there are additional prohibitions.
Next, let's assess the signs. On the right side, there is sign 3.34 "No stopping," and below it, plate 7.2.3, which indicates the end of the zone where this sign applies. This means the prohibition was in effect up to the point where the sign is installed, and after passing it, the restriction ends. Therefore, at location A, which is before the sign, stopping is prohibited, while at location B, which is after the sign with the "end of zone" plate, stopping on the right is allowed.
An important point: sign 3.34 applies only to the side of the road where it is installed. So, even when the prohibition is in effect on the right side (as in the area near A), it does not extend to the left side. And since the road is one-way and the conditions of point 15.3 are met, the driver may stop on the left at locations V and H.
Therefore, the correct answer is "At locations B, V, and H," since the no stopping prohibition applies only to the right side up to sign 3.34, after plate 7.2.3 it ends (so B is allowed), and on the left side of a one-way road in a populated area, stopping is allowed (so V and H are allowed).