33.5.21. Are you allowed to turn left in the situation shown?
UAЧи дозволено Вам повернути ліворуч у зображеній ситуації?
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests the driver's attentiveness when passing intersections and the ability to read road signs that regulate directions of movement. Such situations are directly related to road safety: making an incorrect turn onto a one-way street often leads to driving against the flow and creates a hazardous situation.
The focus of the task is the traffic rules regarding a complex intersection (essentially two separate crossings of roadways) and the effect of the informational sign 5.7.1 from Section 33. The sign "Exit onto a one-way road" indicates the direction of movement on the intersected roadway, and at the first crossing, a left turn would mean moving against the established direction, which contradicts the requirements of one-way traffic (specifically the logic of point 11.4). However, after passing the first crossing, the effect of this sign does not extend to the next crossing within the complex intersection, so a left turn becomes possible only at the second crossing.
Analysis of answer options in the format of a theoretical exam: the statement about a complete prohibition of left turns is incorrect, because the restriction of sign 5.7.1 is tied to the specific crossing before which it is installed. The option about permission in both crossings is also incorrect, as a left turn at the first crossing actually leads onto the "one-way" against the flow. The correct logic is as follows: at the first crossing, turning left is not allowed, but at the second crossing, it is allowed, and this is exactly what the candidate driver should confidently determine when solving similar exam questions from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine.
Clause 1.3
Road users are required to know and strictly comply with the requirements of these Rules, as well as to be mutually courteous.
Clause 1.10 (term "Intersection")
Intersection — a place where roads cross, adjoin, or branch at the same level, bounded by imaginary lines between the beginning of the rounding of the edges of the carriageways of each road.
Clause 1.10 (term "One-way road")
One-way road — a road on which the movement of vehicles across the entire width of the carriageway is carried out in one direction.
Clause 11.4
On one-way roads, it is prohibited for vehicles to move in the opposite direction.
Clause 33.5 — 33 "Road signs", 5 "Information and direction signs", sign 5.7.1 "Exit onto a one-way road"
Sign 5.7.1 "Exit onto a one-way road" — indicates the direction of movement on the intersected one-way road.
Explanation of application: at the first intersection of carriageways, turning left would lead to entering a one-way road against the established direction (which is prohibited), while at the second intersection, the effect of sign 5.7.1, installed before the first intersection, no longer applies to this maneuver.
Thus, the correct answer is "Allowed only at the second exit," considering that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, sign 5.7.1 informs about the direction of one-way traffic on the intersected carriageway, and turning left at the first exit would mean moving in the opposite direction on a one-way road, which is prohibited by clause 11.4.
In this situation, you are approaching a complex intersection, which actually consists of two separate crossings of carriageways. Therefore, each of them should be assessed separately: what is allowed or prohibited at the first crossing, and what will be allowed at the second.
Before the first crossing, sign 5.7.1 "Entry onto a one-way road" is installed. It informs that on the carriageway you are crossing, vehicles move only in the direction indicated by the arrow. This means that turning left at the first crossing would lead you to drive against the established direction of one-way traffic, and therefore such a maneuver at this location is not permitted.
An important point is that the effect of sign 5.7.1 applies to the specific crossing before which it is installed. After you have passed the first crossing, this sign no longer regulates your further actions at the next crossing within the complex intersection. Therefore, you cannot turn left into the first entrance, but when approaching the second entrance, you are no longer restricted by the limitation created by sign 5.7.1 for the first crossing.
Thus, the correct answer is "Allowed only into the second entrance," since sign 5.7.1 prohibits a left turn specifically at the first crossing, and after passing it, the restriction of this sign does not apply and you may turn left only into the second entrance.