33.4.14. In which direction is it permitted for the car to proceed in the depicted situation?
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This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests the ability to safely pass uncontrolled intersections and correctly comply with traffic signs. In real traffic, such situations often occur at T-intersections, where the driver must simultaneously consider both priority and the mandatory direction of maneuver, so as not to create danger or violate traffic regulations.
The question belongs to Section 33 "Traffic Signs," specifically to mandatory signs (sign 4.2 "Right Turn Only") and additionally concerns priority signs (2.1 "Yield"). In the theoretical exam, it is important to distinguish their effect: sign 2.1 establishes the obligation to yield to vehicles on the main road, but does not specify where you are allowed to go. The direction of movement at the intersection is determined precisely by sign 4.2, which sets the only permitted maneuver within the intersection of carriageways before which it is installed.
Therefore, options involving a left turn or a U-turn are incorrect: they contradict the mandatory requirement of sign 4.2, since this mandatory sign allows movement only in the direction indicated by the arrow. An option combining "right turn and something else" is also not suitable, because the sign does not offer a choice between several maneuvers. The practically correct action for the driver is as follows: first fulfill the requirement to "yield" before entering the intersection, and then perform the only permitted direction of movement defined by the mandatory sign.
Clause 33.4.2 — 33 "Road Signs", 4 "Mandatory Signs", sign 4.2 "Right Turn Only"
"Sign 4.2 'Right Turn Only' allows movement only to the right. The sign does not apply to vehicles operating on established routes. The effect of the sign applies to the intersection of carriageways before which it is installed."
Brief application: in the shown situation, this mandatory sign at the intersection directly obliges the driver to make the only permitted maneuver — a right turn (other directions, including left turn and U-turn, are prohibited by the sign's requirement).
Clause 33.2.1 — 33 "Road Signs", 2 "Priority Signs", sign 2.1 "Yield"
"With sign 2.1 'Yield', the driver must yield to vehicles approaching an uncontrolled intersection on the main road, and if there is plate 7.8 'Direction of the Main Road' — to vehicles moving along the main road. The sign is installed directly before the intersection or a narrow section of the road. Outside populated areas on roads with hard surfaces, the sign is repeated with additional plate 7.1.1 'Distance to the Object'."
Brief application: this sign does not determine the direction, but establishes the obligation to 'yield' before entering the intersection; the direction of movement in the task is determined specifically by sign 4.2.
Clause 1.10 (term "Intersection")
"Intersection — a place where roads cross, join, or branch at the same level, the boundary of which is the imaginary lines between the beginning of the rounding of the edges of the carriageways of each road."
Brief application: it is important that sign 4.2 according to the Traffic Rules 'applies to the intersection of carriageways before which it is installed', that is, it is effective within the boundaries of this intersection.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Only to the right.", given that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, sign 4.2 'Right Turn Only' allows movement only to the right and applies to the intersection before which it is installed.
In this situation, the car is approaching a T-junction where two signs are installed. One of them determines the priority, and the other directly specifies the mandatory direction of movement at the intersection itself.
Sign 2.1 "Yield" means that before entering the intersection, the driver must give way to vehicles moving on the intersecting road (that is, the one that is actually the "main" road relative to our approach). But it is important to understand: this sign neither allows nor prohibits directions of movement; it only establishes whom you must yield to.
The direction of movement here is determined by the mandatory sign 4.2 "Turn right" (section 33 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine). Mandatory signs are binding: the driver must perform exactly the maneuver indicated by the arrow. Since sign 4.2 allows movement only to the right at the intersection, turning left or any other direction (including a U-turn) at this point would be a violation of the sign's requirement.
Therefore, the correct order of actions is as follows: first, the driver, fulfilling the requirement to "Yield," lets vehicles on the intersecting road pass, and after that performs the only maneuver permitted by sign 4.2 — a right turn.
Thus, the correct answer is "Only to the right," since mandatory sign 4.2 establishes the required direction at this intersection and allows movement only to the right, while other directions are prohibited.