33.2.4. Which road sign is installed on the intersecting road if this sign is installed for you?
UAЯкий дорожній знак встановлено на дорозі, що перетинається, якщо для вас встановлено даний знак?
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests the understanding of right-of-way at uncontrolled intersections and the ability to “read” road signs in order to safely determine who has priority. Such situations occur daily: one incorrect assumption about the main or secondary road can lead to a dangerous entry into an intersection and conflicts with vehicles that have the right of way.
According to the traffic rules (Section 33 “Road Signs”, priority signs), sign 2.1 “Yield” means that the driver is traveling on a secondary road and must not create obstacles for those approaching on the main road. Therefore, in this typical situation, the road crossing yours is the main road, and its status is indicated by sign 2.3 “Main Road”. This is exactly what the theoretical exam checks: the logical connection between the “Yield” sign on your route and the sign that informs drivers on the intersecting road about their priority.
Among the answer options, the correct one corresponds to sign 2.3 “Main Road” (in the test, it is presented as sign 2). The other options are not suitable: “Yield” or “No entry without stopping” are used to indicate a secondary direction and the obligation to yield, while plate 7.8 “Direction of the main road” is not an independent sign at all and is used only together with priority signs to clarify the direction of the main road. This knowledge helps not only to pass the exam question, but also to correctly assess the situation at an intersection even when the signs are only partially visible or seen from the reverse side.
Clause 1.10 (term "Give way (do not obstruct)")
"Give way (do not obstruct)" — a requirement for a road user not to continue or resume movement, not to perform any maneuvers if this may force other road users who have the right of way to change their direction or speed.
Clause 1.10 (term "Main road")
Main road — a road marked with signs 2.3 "Main road", 2.4 "End of main road", 2.5 "Priority to oncoming traffic", 2.6 "Priority over oncoming traffic", or a paved road relative to a dirt road.
Clause 33.2.1 — 33 "Road signs", 2 "Priority signs", sign 2.1 "Give way"
Sign 2.1 "Give way" obliges the driver to give way to vehicles approaching an uncontrolled intersection on the main road, and if plate 7.8 "Direction of the main road" is present — to vehicles moving on the main road.
Clause 33.2.3 — 33 "Road signs", 2 "Priority signs", sign 2.3 "Main road"
Sign 2.3 "Main road" grants the right of priority passage through uncontrolled intersections.
Clause 33.7.8 — 33 "Road signs", 7 "Plates to road signs", plate 7.8 "Direction of the main road"
Plate 7.8 "Direction of the main road" clarifies the direction of the main road at the intersection (used together with priority signs).
That is, the correct answer is "Sign 2.", considering that sign 2.1 "Give way" is installed on a secondary road before an intersection, and the intersecting road in this case is the main road and is marked with sign 2.3 "Main road" (in the answer options, this is "sign 2").
Imagine you are approaching an uncontrolled intersection and the 2.1 sign "Yield" is installed in front of you. First of all, you need to correctly interpret its meaning: this sign indicates that you are driving on a secondary road, not the main one, and you are required to yield to those approaching the intersection on the main road.
From this, the status of the road intersecting yours can be logically determined. If you are instructed to "yield," then someone at the intersection has the right of way. These are the vehicles on the main road, meaning the intersecting road is the main road relative to yours.
Which sign is used to designate the main road before such an intersection? For this, the priority sign 2.3 "Main road" is used, which informs drivers approaching from the other direction that they have the primary right of way at the uncontrolled intersection. Therefore, on the intersecting road, the sign that establishes the status of "main" will be installed.
Thus, the correct answer is "Sign 2.", because if the 2.1 "Yield" sign is installed for you, then you are on a secondary road, and the intersecting road is the main road and is marked with the 2.3 "Main road" sign.