33.2.5. Which road sign is installed at the nearest intersection after the 'Give Way' sign with the specified supplementary plate?
UAЯкий дорожній знак встановлено на найближчому перехресті після знаку дати дорогу з зазначеною табличкою?
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine checks the understanding of priority at uncontrolled intersections and the ability to correctly “read” the combination of a road sign with an additional plate. In real traffic, such a situation directly affects safety: advance warning about the need to yield reduces the risk of sudden braking and conflicts at the intersection.
The question belongs to Section 33 of the Traffic Rules, specifically to priority signs (sign 2.1 “Yield”) and plates for road signs (7.1.1 “Distance to the object”). The logic of application is as follows: according to the rules, sign 2.1 is installed directly before the intersection, while plate 7.1.1 only clarifies that the place where the sign’s requirement must be fulfilled is ahead at the indicated distance. Therefore, after the advance installation of the sign with the plate, the same “Yield” sign must be installed again at the nearest intersection at the point where the driver is actually required to yield.
The correct answer is the option where the “Yield” sign is repeated at the intersection (option 1), because this exactly matches the meaning of plate 7.1.1 and the rule for installing sign 2.1 before an intersection. Options 2 and 3 are typically chosen due to confusion with other plate combinations: 7.1.1 does not “replace” the sign with another and does not mean that a different priority sign will necessarily appear at the intersection; it only indicates the distance to the place where the same regulation applies. This knowledge is often needed for the theoretical exam and helps to anticipate the traffic situation even before approaching the intersection.
Clause 33.2 — 33 "Road Signs", 2 "Priority Signs", sign 2.1 "Yield"
"Yield" — the driver must yield to vehicles approaching an uncontrolled intersection on the main road, and if plate 7.8 "Direction of the main road" is present — to vehicles traveling on the main road. The sign is installed directly before the intersection or a narrow section of the road.
Clause 33.7 — 33 "Road Signs", 7 "Plates to Road Signs" (general provisions on the use of plates)
Plates clarify or limit the effect of road signs. Plates are placed directly under the signs with which they are used.
Clause 33.7 — 33 "Road Signs", 7 "Plates to Road Signs", plate 7.1.1 "Distance to the Object"
Plate 7.1.1 "Distance to the Object" indicates the distance from the sign to the beginning of the hazardous section, the place where the relevant restriction is introduced, or a certain object (location) situated ahead in the direction of travel.
That is, the correct answer is "Sign 1.", considering that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, plate 7.1.1 only indicates the distance to the place where the requirement of the sign will apply, and the requirement to "Yield" (sign 2.1) itself is applied directly before the nearest intersection, so after the specified distance, sign 2.1 will be installed again.
When you see sign 2.1 "Yield", you should understand: at the intersection, the driver is required to give way to vehicles moving on the main road. This is a priority sign requirement, and it must be fulfilled immediately before entering the intersection.
In this question, it is important that under sign 2.1 there is a plate 7.1.1 "Distance to the object". According to the Traffic Rules (section 33), this plate indicates that the place where the sign's requirement must be fulfilled is ahead at the specified distance (for example, 300 m). That is, what you see now is not the intersection itself, but only a warning about it.
Hence the logical conclusion: if plate 7.1.1 shows the distance to the place where the "yield" requirement applies, then at the nearest intersection, which is at that 300-meter distance, the same sign 2.1 must be installed directly before the intersection. Otherwise, the driver would not receive the main sign at the point where the requirement must be fulfilled.
A common mistake among students is to expect a different sign at the intersection, for example, 2.2 "No entry without stopping". But for such a meaning, other instructions are used, and plate 7.1.1 does not mean replacing the sign with another; it only indicates the distance to the place of installation (or the start of effect) of the same sign to which it is applied.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Sign 1.", since plate 7.1.1 indicates the distance to the intersection where the requirement of sign 2.1 "Yield" will be repeated and must be fulfilled immediately before the intersection.