33.4.19. Which vehicle is allowed to go straight in the situation shown?
UAЯкому транспортному засобу дозволено рух прямо в зображеній ситуації?
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests the ability to read mandatory road signs and correctly choose the permitted direction of movement at intersections. Such situations directly affect road safety: failure to comply with the requirements of mandatory direction signs often leads to trajectory conflicts and accidents, especially in areas with heavy traffic flow.
The question relates to Section 33 "Road Signs" (mandatory signs), specifically sign 4.6 "Movement to the right or left," as well as the general principle of sign compliance from clause 8.4 and the term from clause 1.10 "Route vehicles." According to the traffic rules, this sign allows movement only to the right or left, meaning that for regular vehicles, going straight is not permitted. At the same time, the Traffic Rules provide an exception: the effect of signs 4.1–4.6 does not apply to route vehicles, but only when they are following their established route.
That is why the option allowing only the route bus to go straight is correct for the theoretical exam: a bus on its route has the right to disregard the requirement of sign 4.6. The option about a passenger car together with the bus is incorrect, because a passenger car is not a route vehicle and must comply with the mandatory sign. The option "no one" is also incorrect, since the Traffic Rules of Ukraine explicitly provide an exception for route vehicles on their route, and it applies precisely in such situations.
Clause 1.10 (term “Route vehicles”)
Route vehicles are public transport vehicles (buses, minibuses, trolleybuses, trams) that operate on established routes and have designated stops for passenger boarding (alighting).
Clause 33.4 — 33 “Road signs”, 4 “Mandatory signs”, sign 4.6 “Movement to the right or left”
Sign 4.6 “Movement to the right or left” allows movement only to the right or left (straight movement is prohibited).
The effect of signs 4.1–4.6 does not apply to route vehicles operating on established routes.
Therefore, the correct answer is “Only the bus operating on an established route,” since according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, a bus providing transportation on an established route is a route vehicle, and the mandatory sign 4.6 does not apply to such vehicles, so only it may proceed straight.
In this situation, a mandatory road sign 4.6 from section 33 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine is installed at the approach to the intersection. This is a sign indicating mandatory directions of movement, meaning it directly tells the driver in which directions they are allowed to go. If the sign does not permit going straight, then for regular vehicles, going straight is prohibited.
At the same time, there is an exception for mandatory signs: their effect does not apply to route vehicles, but only if they are moving along their established route. That is, a bus (or another route vehicle) may disregard the requirements of sign 4.6 and continue straight if this is provided by its route.
A passenger car and a taxi do not have such an exception. A taxi is not considered a route vehicle, as it does not operate on a fixed, established route with designated stops. Therefore, sign 4.6 fully applies to a passenger car and a taxi, and going straight in this situation would be a violation of the sign’s requirements.
Thus, the correct answer is "Only the bus moving along its established route," since sign 4.6 prohibits going straight for regular vehicles, but does not apply to route vehicles moving along their established route.