33.1.63. Which of the shown road signs is installed before the intersection of a road with a tramway track at an intersection with limited visibility?
UAЯкий із зображених дорожніх знаків встановлюється перед перетином дороги з трамвайною колією на перехресті з обмеженою оглядовістю?
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests the driver's attentiveness to warning road signs and understanding of the risks at intersections with limited visibility. In such places, a tram or the tracks themselves may become visible too late due to buildings, vegetation, or other obstacles, so correctly recognizing the sign directly affects road safety and preparation for the theoretical exam.
In terms of content, this question belongs to Section 33 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine "Road Signs," specifically to warning signs (sign 1.20 "Intersection with tramway track"), and also touches on terminology from point 1.10 (limited visibility). The correct option among the images should specifically warn about the crossing of a road with tram tracks at an intersection, that is, it should be the triangular warning sign 1.20, which is installed in advance of a hazardous area (usually 50–100 m in populated areas, 150–300 m outside them, or with a clarification plate 7.1.1 "Distance to the object").
Analysis of the options according to the logic of the Traffic Rules: the sign with a tram on a rectangular background is informational and indicates a tram stop (5.42.1), it does not warn about a crossing of tracks. Images with a train relate to railway crossings (warning signs for railways), not tram tracks at an intersection, so they can only be confused due to a similar "rail" context. Therefore, the correct sign is the one that, according to Section 33, directly indicates an intersection with a tramway track under conditions of limited visibility, and it is precisely this sign that should be chosen in similar tasks on the theoretical exam.
Clause 1.10 (term "Limited visibility")
Limited visibility — the visibility of the road in the direction of travel, restricted by the geometric parameters of the road, roadside engineering structures, plantings, and other objects, as well as vehicles.
Clause 33.1.20 — 33 "Road signs", 1 "Warning signs", sign 1.20 "Intersection with tram tracks"
"Intersection with tram tracks." The sign is installed at the place where the road intersects with tram tracks at an intersection with limited visibility or outside of it.
The sign is installed outside populated areas at a distance of 150–300 m, and within populated areas — at a distance of 50–100 m before the start of the hazardous section.
If necessary, the sign may also be installed at another distance, which is indicated on plate 7.1.1 "Distance to the object."
Explanation of application: this particular warning sign informs the driver about the approach to an intersection with tram tracks under conditions where the visibility of the intersection is limited.
Clause 33.5.42.1 — 33 "Road signs", 5 "Informational and guiding signs", sign 5.42.1 "Tram stop point"
"Tram stop point" indicates the beginning of a tram boarding platform. In the lower part of the sign, an image of plate 7.2.1 "Zone of action" may be depicted, indicating the length of the boarding platform.
Explanation of application: this sign does not warn about an intersection with tram tracks, but marks the location (zone) of a tram stop.
Clause 33.7.1.1 — 33 "Road signs", 7 "Plates to road signs", plate 7.1.1 "Distance to the object"
"Distance to the object" — indicates the distance from the sign to the beginning of a hazardous section, the place where the relevant restriction is introduced, or to a specified object (location) ahead in the direction of travel.
That is, the correct answer is "Sign 2.", given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, sign 1.20 "Intersection with tram tracks" is a warning sign and is installed before the intersection of the road with tram tracks at an intersection with limited visibility.
The question specifically concerns warning the driver before crossing the roadway with a tram track at an intersection with limited visibility. In such places, the driver may notice the tram or the tracks themselves too late due to buildings, plantings, structures, or other objects, that is, under conditions of limited visibility.
Among the given options, you need to choose the warning sign that directly indicates a crossing with a tram track. According to Section 33 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, sign 1.20 "Crossing with a tram track" is used precisely to designate a place where the road intersects with tram tracks at an intersection with limited visibility (or outside an intersection). It is installed in advance of the dangerous section: in populated areas usually 50–100 m before, outside populated areas — 150–300 m before, so that the driver has time to reduce speed, assess the situation, and be ready to yield to the tram.
The other depicted signs have different purposes. For example, the sign with a tram on a rectangular background indicates a tram stop, that is, it is an informational and guiding sign, not a warning about a track crossing. The signs with a train relate to railway crossings and have nothing to do with a tram track at an intersection, so they should not be chosen.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Sign 2," because it is precisely the warning sign 1.20 and it notifies in advance about the crossing of the road with a tram track at an intersection with limited visibility.