33.5.8. Which of the depicted road signs indicates the end of a one-way road?
UAЯкий із зображених дорожніх знаків позначає кінець дороги з одностороннім рухом?
This exam question focuses on recognizing informational and guiding road signs and understanding how they change traffic organization. For road safety, it is important to notice not only the signs that introduce a certain traffic regime but also those that cancel it: at the end of a one-way section, the driver must be prepared for a different traffic pattern, oncoming flows, and changes in intersection priorities.
The task tests knowledge of Section 33 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine "Road Signs," specifically group 5 "Informational and Guiding Signs." The correct choice is based on the definition of sign 5.6 "End of One-Way Road," which indicates the end of a section marked by sign 5.5 "One-Way Road." A typical hint for the theoretical exam: diagonal strike-through lines on signs often mean the termination of the regime introduced by the corresponding "non-struck-through" sign.
When analyzing the options, it is important to eliminate signs that relate to other situations under the traffic rules: "Dead End" only informs about the absence of through passage, "Emergency Stop Lane" refers to a special lane regardless of one-way traffic, "U-turn Area" designates a point for maneuvering and does not describe the traffic regime, and "End of Reversible Lane" ends a completely different traffic organization (reversible), not related to one-way traffic. Therefore, the correct sign is only the one that is directly defined in the Traffic Rules of Ukraine as the end of the one-way regime on a road or carriageway.
Clause 33.5.6 — 33 "Road Signs", 5 "Informational and Directional Signs", sign 5.6 "End of One-Way Road"
"Used to indicate the end of a road or carriageway marked with sign 5.5 'One-Way Road'."
Brief application: this sign informs the driver that the one-way traffic regime on this road (carriageway) is ending.
Clause 33.5.5 — 33 "Road Signs", 5 "Informational and Directional Signs", sign 5.5 "One-Way Road"
"Used to indicate a road or carriageway on which vehicle traffic is carried out in one direction only."
Brief application: sign 5.6 is installed specifically to mark the end of a section that was designated by sign 5.5.
That is, the correct answer is "Sign 5.", considering that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, sign 5.6 marks the end of a one-way road (carriageway) that was designated by sign 5.5.
To answer the question correctly, you need to determine which sign specifically indicates the end of the one-way traffic regime. In the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, this is the informational sign 5.6, which is installed where the section of road marked by sign 5.5 “One-way road” ends (section 33 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine).
In similar tasks, it is useful to pay attention to the general design principle: if a sign has diagonal crossing lines, this means the cancellation or end of the action of a certain regime or information previously introduced by the corresponding “non-crossed” sign. That is, we are looking not for the “beginning,” but specifically for the “end” of a certain traffic arrangement.
Among the proposed options, some signs relate to completely different situations: “dead end,” “emergency stopping lane,” “U-turn area,” or “end of reversible traffic road.” They are not related to one-way traffic, so they cannot be the correct answer.
The only sign that, according to the Traffic Rules, directly means the end of a road (or carriageway) with one-way traffic is sign 5.6. It is this sign that informs the driver that the one-way regime no longer applies ahead, and the traffic arrangement changes.
Therefore, the correct answer is “Sign 5.” because it corresponds to sign 5.6 of the Traffic Rules and indicates the end of the section of road with one-way traffic.