33.5.28. In which directions is the driver of the white car allowed to proceed in the depicted situation?
UAУ якому з напрямків дозволено рух водієві білого автомобіля в зображеній ситуації?
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests the driver's ability to correctly interpret road signs and choose a safe direction of movement at an intersection. Such situations directly affect road safety, as a mistake in choosing the direction can lead to entering a lane with a special traffic regime, a conflict with a bus or cyclist, and the creation of a hazardous situation.
The task belongs to the topic "Road Signs" (Section 33, informational and indicative signs) and additionally checks knowledge of the section about the lane for route vehicles (points 17.1–17.2 of the traffic rules). Sign 5.10.2 "Exit onto a road with a lane for route vehicles" informs that there is a dedicated lane for route vehicles (as well as taxis and cyclists, if provided by the traffic organization) and shows the direction of movement on this lane. For a passenger car, this means it is allowed to continue in directions that do not lead onto this special lane, while the direction that leads directly onto it will be prohibited.
To briefly analyze the answer options: all options that include the "wrong" direction are automatically eliminated; therefore, combinations with direction A, as well as the statement "in any of the directions," are incorrect. Only those trajectories that do not involve driving on the route vehicle lane remain permitted, which is why the correct answer in the theoretical exam is the option with three directions that do not lead onto this lane. This knowledge helps in practice not to confuse the special lane with a regular one, not to drive against the indicated direction, and to comply with the requirements of the signs according to the Traffic Rules of Ukraine.
Clause 1.3
Road users are required to know and strictly comply with the requirements of these Rules, traffic control signals, road signs, and road markings.
Clause 1.10 (term “Route vehicles”)
Route vehicles are public transport vehicles (buses, minibuses, trolleybuses, trams) that operate on established routes and have designated stopping points.
Clause 33.5.1 — 33 “Road signs”, 5 “Informational and directional signs”, sign 5.10.2 “Exit onto a road with a lane for route vehicles”
The sign informs about an exit onto a road where a lane for route vehicles (and other vehicles permitted by the Rules/signs) is organized, and indicates the direction of this lane (the direction of movement along it). The exit of other vehicles in a direction that leads to movement on such a lane (against/contrary to the indicated direction or without the right to use the lane) is not allowed.
Clause 17.1
On roads with a lane for route vehicles, marked by road signs and/or appropriate road markings, movement and stopping of other vehicles on this lane are prohibited, except for vehicles that are allowed by the Rules (or corresponding signs) to use it (including cyclists in cases provided for by the traffic organization and lane marking).
Clause 17.2
Other vehicles are allowed to enter the lane for route vehicles only to make a turn (usually to the right) or to enter/exit adjacent territory — provided that this does not create obstacles for route vehicles.
That is, the correct answer is "In direction B, V, or H.", given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, a lane marked by sign 5.10.2 as a lane for route vehicles is not available for a passenger car, and other directions that do not involve movement along this lane are not prohibited.
In this situation, the driver of the white car is approaching an intersection where a lane for route vehicles and cyclists is organized on the right. This is indicated by sign 5.10.2 from section 33 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine: it designates a special lane that ordinary passenger cars are not allowed to enter.
The logic of this sign is the same as for signs that indicate permitted directions of movement at an intersection: you can go straight, turn left, or make a U-turn, but you cannot go where you would end up in a lane not intended for you. That is, the sign essentially "cuts off" for a passenger car the direction that leads directly onto the lane for route vehicles.
Therefore, movement in direction A is prohibited, as this means entering the lane for route vehicles and cyclists, and the white car does not belong to the types of vehicles allowed to drive there.
On the other hand, movement in directions B, V, and H does not lead the driver onto this special lane: in these cases, the driver either continues in a permitted direction or turns/makes a U-turn in a way that does not enter the lane intended for route vehicles and cyclists.
Thus, the correct answer is "In direction B, V, or H," since sign 5.10.2 designates a lane for route vehicles and cyclists and prohibits a passenger car from moving only in the direction that leads onto this lane (direction A).