15.82. On which roads within populated areas is a driver of a passenger car allowed to park their vehicle near the left edge of the carriageway?
UAНа яких дорогах населених пунктів водієві легкового автомобіля дозволено поставити свій транспортний засіб біля лівого краю проїзної частини?
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This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine concerns safety during stopping and parking within populated areas. Parking a vehicle near the left edge of the carriageway affects visibility, creates potential conflicts with oncoming traffic, and impacts the overall road capacity. Therefore, the traffic rules allow such a maneuver only as an exception and under specific conditions.
The question tests knowledge of Section 15 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, "Stopping and Parking," specifically clause 15.3, which defines two cases when a passenger car is allowed to stop or park on the left side within a populated area. The first case is a one-way road (practically determined, among other things, by sign 5.5): there is no oncoming traffic, so stopping on the left is allowed if there are no other prohibitions. The second case is a two-way road with one lane in each direction, but only if there are no tram tracks in the middle and the directions are not separated by a solid line marking (for example, 1.1), since in this situation parking on the left does not require crossing the marking and does not create additional risks.
The analysis of the options in the theoretical exam comes down to checking these conditions: the statement about "one lane in each direction" is correct only together with clarifications about the absence of a tram in the middle and a solid line, so the answer "all roads with one lane in each direction" is too broad and incorrect. In contrast, the option about one-way traffic alone is correct, and the combination of both permitted cases gives the right choice. In practice, it is important to remember: the general rule of Section 15 is stopping/parking on the right, and the left side within a populated area is allowed only as an exception and only if it is not prohibited by signs, markings, and does not create obstacles for other road users.
Clause 15.3
In populated areas, stopping and parking of vehicles are allowed on the left side of the road, which has one lane in each direction (without tram tracks in the middle) and is not divided by a solid road marking line, as well as on the left side of a one-way road.
Application to the question: this clause directly establishes two cases when a passenger car is allowed to park near the left edge of the carriageway in a populated area: (1) on a one-way road; (2) on a two-way road with one lane in each direction, no tram tracks in the middle, and no solid marking line dividing the flows.
Clause 15.1
Stopping and parking of vehicles are allowed on the right side of the road on the shoulder, and if there is no shoulder or it is impossible to stop on it — near the right edge of the carriageway.
Application to the question: this is the general rule (stop/park on the right), and clause 15.3 is the exception for populated areas, which is being tested in the question.
Clause 1.10 (term "Stopping")
Stopping — cessation of movement of a vehicle for up to 5 minutes or more if necessary for boarding (alighting) passengers or loading (unloading) cargo, fulfilling the requirements of these Rules, as well as for other reasons beyond the driver's control.
Clause 1.10 (term "Parking")
Parking — cessation of movement of a vehicle for more than 5 minutes for reasons not related to boarding (alighting) passengers or loading (unloading) cargo.
Application to the question: the wording "to park your vehicle" actually tests knowledge of the rules for parking/stopping, which are governed by Section 15, in particular clause 15.3.
Clause 33.5.5 — 33 "Road Signs", 5 "Information and Direction 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 over the entire width.
Application to the question: the option "one-way road" in clause 15.3 is determined in practice, in particular, by the presence of sign 5.5.
Clause 34.1.1 — 34 "Road Markings", 1 "Horizontal Markings", marking 1.1
Marking 1.1 (narrow solid line) — separates traffic flows of opposite directions (or marks the boundaries of traffic lanes); entry (crossing) over it is prohibited.
Application to the question: clause 15.3 allows stopping/parking on the left on a two-way road with one lane in each direction only if such a road is not divided by a solid road marking line (in particular 1.1).
That is, the correct answer is "Answers 1 and 2.", given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules (clause 15.3) in populated areas, parking/stopping near the left edge of the carriageway is allowed either on a one-way road or on a two-way road with one lane in each direction, in the absence of tram tracks in the middle and a solid marking line dividing the flows.
In a typical situation, vehicles stop and are parked near the right edge of the carriageway. The left side is an exception, and the Rules allow it only within populated areas and only under clearly defined conditions (paragraph 15.3 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine).
The first case when a passenger car is allowed to park near the left edge of the carriageway in a populated area is a one-way road. The logic is simple: there is no oncoming traffic, so parking on the left does not create a conflict with oncoming vehicles. At the same time, it is important to remember that even on a one-way road, stopping/parking on the left will be prohibited if there is a median strip on the left (for example, a boulevard), or if the prohibition is established by signs or road markings.
The second permitted case in a populated area is a two-way road with one lane in each direction. But here additional restrictions apply: there must be no tram tracks in the middle, and the carriageway must not be divided by a solid line marking. For example, on a narrow city street with one lane "there" and one "back", without a tram and without a solid line in the center, a passenger car may park near the left edge, making sure that this does not create obstacles to traffic and does not contradict signs/markings.
As soon as the conditions of paragraph 15.3 are not met, the left side becomes prohibited: if there are already two or more lanes in one direction, if there is a solid line in the center, if there are tram tracks in the middle, or if there is a median strip on the left. In such situations, stopping and parking must be done on the right.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Answers 1 and 2.", since in a populated area a passenger car is allowed to park on the left either on a one-way road, or on a two-way road with one lane in each direction without tram tracks in the middle and without a solid line marking between directions.