16.1.17. How must the driver of the white car approaching the intersection proceed through this intersection?
UAЯк водій білого автомобіля, що наближається до перехрестя, повинен проїхати дане перехрестя?
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests the understanding of safety and the logic of passing intersections where there may simultaneously be a traffic light, priority signs, and a stop line. For the theoretical exam, it is important to be able to determine what exactly governs the order of movement at any given moment: traffic light signals (regulation) or road signs (priority at uncontrolled intersections). This skill directly affects the prevention of mistakes that lead to unjustified stops or, conversely, violations of the right of way.
The question belongs to the section of the Traffic Rules concerning passing intersections and traffic regulation, with a key emphasis on paragraph 16.1 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine: if the order of passing is determined by traffic light signals or a traffic controller, the intersection is considered regulated, and priority signs do not apply. Therefore, when there is a permissive (green) traffic light signal, the driver should follow it, not sign 2.2 "No entry without stopping." In such a situation, stop line 1.12 is only the place to stop if the traffic light or controller prohibits movement.
The analysis of the answer options comes down to correctly identifying the type of intersection. Options involving stopping before the stop line (with further movement or yielding) would be correct at an uncontrolled intersection, where sign 2.2 indeed requires stopping and yielding. But at a regulated intersection, these requirements as priority signs do not apply, so a forced stop would be a mistake. That is why the correct option is the one where passage is made without stopping, following the green traffic light signal and general safety requirements.
Clause 16.1
An intersection where the order of passage is determined by traffic light signals or a traffic controller is considered regulated. At such an intersection, priority signs do not apply. If the traffic light is off or operating in flashing yellow mode and there is no traffic controller, the intersection is considered unregulated, and drivers must follow the rules for passing unregulated intersections and the relevant road signs installed at the intersection.
Brief application: since the traffic light is operating in normal mode (green signal), the intersection is regulated, so sign 2.2 and the corresponding "stop" requirements as a priority sign at this intersection do not apply.
Clause 8.7.3 — 8 "Traffic Regulation", 7 "Traffic Lights", subclause 3 (meaning of traffic light signals)
Traffic light signals have the following meanings: the green signal permits movement.
Brief application: the green signal for the white car means permission to proceed through the intersection (in the absence of other restrictions).
Clause 33.2 — 33 "Road Signs", 2 "Priority Signs", sign 2.2 "No entry without stopping"
Sign 2.2 "No entry without stopping" prohibits passing without stopping before marking 1.12 (stop line), and if it is absent — before the sign. It is necessary to yield to vehicles moving on the intersecting road, and if there is plate 7.8 "Direction of the main road" — to vehicles moving on the main road, as well as from the right on an equal road.
Brief application: in general, sign 2.2 would require stopping before the stop line, but at a regulated intersection (clause 16.1), priority signs do not apply.
Clause 34.1 — 34 "Road Markings", 1 "Horizontal Markings", marking 1.12 (stop line)
Marking 1.12 (stop line) indicates the place where the driver must stop in the presence of sign 2.2 "No entry without stopping" or when the traffic light or controller signal prohibits movement.
Brief application: with a permissive (green) traffic light signal, stopping before the stop line is not required solely due to its presence, and the requirement of sign 2.2 does not apply, because the intersection is regulated (clause 16.1).
That is, the correct answer is "Pass the intersection without stopping," given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, an intersection with an operating traffic light is regulated (clause 16.1), priority signs do not apply, and the green traffic light signal permits movement (clause 8.7.3).
As the white car approaches the intersection, the driver sees a functioning traffic light with a green signal. This is a key indication that the intersection is regulated: the order of passage is determined specifically by the traffic light signals.
At the same time, there is a 2.2 sign "No entry without stopping" and a 1.12 marking (stop line) placed before the intersection. In a usual situation at an unregulated intersection, this sign together with the stop line would require a mandatory stop to ensure safety and to yield to vehicles on the crossroad.
But here a different rule applies. According to paragraph 16.1 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, if the order of passage at an intersection is determined by traffic light signals, the intersection is considered regulated, and priority signs do not apply. That is, sign 2.2 in this situation does not establish an obligation to stop as long as the traffic light is operating normally and allows movement.
Similarly, the stop line in this case becomes a stopping place only when the traffic light (or traffic controller) prohibits movement. Since the green signal is on for the white car, there is no reason to stop before the stop line. The car may continue straight through the intersection, following the traffic light signal and general safety requirements.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Pass through the intersection without stopping," since the intersection is regulated (green traffic light), and according to paragraph 16.1, at regulated intersections, priority signs and the requirement to stop at sign 2.2 do not apply.