16.1.6. How should the driver of the green car, who is turning left, act in this situation?
UAЯк повинен діяти водій зеленого автомобіля, що повертає ліворуч, у даній ситуації?
This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about the safe passage of regulated intersections when turning left and the correct response to traffic light signals and road markings. In real traffic, such a situation often occurs when a driver has already started the maneuver on a permissive signal, but there is another traffic light with its own stop zone along the route. Understanding this rule is critically important for safety and for successfully passing the theoretical exam, as a mistake here means running a red light.
The question tests the section of the Traffic Rules regarding passing intersections, specifically paragraph 16.8 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine. According to the general rule, a driver who entered the intersection on a permissive signal completes the passage in the intended direction regardless of the signal at the exit. However, this paragraph also contains an exception: if there is marking 1.12 "stop line" or sign 5.69 "Stopping place" before the traffic light on the route, the driver must follow the signals of each such traffic light. That is why in this situation, a mandatory stop before the stop line at red and continuation of movement only after the green is required.
An analysis of the answer options in the tickets shows a typical trap. The option to continue moving "regardless of the traffic light signal on the route" ignores the exception from p. 16.8 and the requirement of marking 1.12 to stop at a prohibitive signal, and is therefore incorrect. The correct option is consistent with the traffic rules: the stop line marks the place of mandatory stop, and a separate traffic light on the turning trajectory requires compliance with its signals, even if the maneuver was started on green.
Clause 16.8
A driver who has entered an intersection according to a traffic light signal permitting movement must proceed in the intended direction regardless of the traffic light signals at the exit. However, if there is road marking 1.12 (stop line) or road sign 5.69 "Stop Place" in front of the traffic lights along the driver's route, the driver must obey the signals of each traffic light.
This clause checks that when turning left, the driver is required to obey the "second" traffic light if there is stop line 1.12 or sign 5.69 in front of it, i.e., to stop at a prohibitive signal and proceed only on a permissive signal.
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 at a prohibitive traffic light or regulator signal.
This rule applies to determine the mandatory stopping place: directly before the stop line.
Clause 33.5 — 33 "Road Signs", 5 "Informational and Directional Signs", sign 5.69 "Stop Place"
Sign 5.69 "Stop Place" indicates the place where vehicles must stop during a prohibitive traffic light (regulator) signal or before railway crossings regulated by traffic lights.
This sign (together with the stop line) confirms that the driver must stop in front of the corresponding traffic light along the route during a prohibitive signal.
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 along 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 to the right on an equivalent road. The sign is installed directly before an intersection or a narrow section of road. If the sign is installed directly before an intersection, it must be preceded by sign 2.1 "Yield" with an additional plate 7.1.2 "Distance to the object". If the sign is installed before an unguarded railway crossing not equipped with traffic light signaling, the driver must stop before the stop line, and if absent — before this sign. The sign must be installed at a location where the driver of a stopped vehicle has a clear view of vehicles moving along the intersecting road.
In this question, knowledge of sign 2.2 is additional: it explains the connection of the mandatory stop with the stop line, but the key requirement to stop in this situation arises from the presence of the stop line/sign 5.69 in front of the "separate" traffic light along the route (clause 16.8) and a prohibitive signal (definition of marking 1.12).
Thus, the correct answer is "Stop before the 'Stop Line' road marking and proceed when the green traffic light is on," considering that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, a driver at an intersection with marking 1.12/sign 5.69 must obey the signals of each traffic light (clause 16.8) and stop exactly before the stop line at a prohibitive signal (marking 1.12).
In this situation, the green car is making a left turn at an intersection regulated by traffic lights. The driver has already entered the intersection on a permitted signal, but further along his path, before exiting the intersection, there is a separate traffic light displaying a prohibitive (red) signal, as well as road marking 1.12 "stop line."
According to the general rule of paragraph 16.8 of the Traffic Rules, if a driver enters an intersection on a permitted signal, he must complete the crossing in the intended direction regardless of the signal at the exit. However, this same paragraph contains an important exception: if there is a stop line 1.12 or sign 5.69 "Stopping Place" in front of the traffic light along the driver's route at the intersection, the driver is required to obey the signals of each such traffic light.
This is exactly what we see in the diagram: there is a stop line in front of the "exit" traffic light, that is, a place where you must stop at a prohibitive signal. Therefore, the driver of the green car does not have the right to continue driving through the red light, even if he previously entered the intersection on green. His duty is to stop before the stop line and wait for the permissive signal.
Thus, the correct answer is "Stop before the road marking 'Stop line' and continue driving when the green signal of the traffic light is on," since according to paragraph 16.8 of the Traffic Rules, at an intersection with a stop line before the next traffic light, the driver must follow the signals of each traffic light and stop at a prohibitive signal.