34.15. Is it permitted for you to stop at the indicated place to drop off a passenger?
UAЧи дозволено Вам зупинку в зазначеному місці для висадки пасажира?
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests the driver's attention to horizontal road markings and the ability to correctly choose a place for a short-term stop. In real traffic, such situations directly affect road safety and capacity: incorrect interpretation of markings often leads to violations, conflicts with other road users, and penalties during the theoretical exam.
The content of the question checks section 34 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine "Road Markings", specifically marking 1.10.1 (yellow dashed line). It designates areas where parking is prohibited, that is, prolonged stopping for more than 5 minutes for reasons not related to picking up/dropping off passengers. However, stopping, including dropping off a passenger, according to the definitions in the Traffic Rules (p. 1.10), is allowed unless there are other prohibitions (signs, solid yellow marking, etc.).
If we analyze the answer options, the correct one is the one that allows stopping: yellow dashed 1.10.1 restricts only parking, not stopping. The option "only with driving onto the sidewalk" is incorrect, because the marking does not require such a maneuver, and driving onto the sidewalk itself may be a violation under other circumstances. The statement "allowed if no obstruction is created for route vehicles" distracts from the essence: this marking is not related to route transport, and the question checks the difference between stopping and parking; of course, the general requirement not to create obstacles always remains relevant. The option "prohibited" is incorrect, because the prohibition here concerns parking, not dropping off a passenger as a stop.
Clause 34.1 — 34 "Road markings", 1 "Horizontal markings", marking 1.10.1
Marking 1.10.1 (yellow dashed line) indicates places where parking is prohibited. It is used independently or in combination with sign 3.35 "Parking prohibited" and is applied along the edge of the carriageway or on top of the curb.
Brief application: this marking prohibits only parking, but does not prohibit stopping (including for picking up/dropping off passengers), unless there are other prohibitions.
Clause 1.10 (term "Stopping")
Stopping — cessation of movement of a vehicle for up to 5 minutes or more if necessary for picking up (dropping off) passengers or loading (unloading) cargo, or to comply with these Rules (yielding, obeying the traffic controller, traffic light signals, etc.).
Clause 1.10 (term "Parking")
Parking — cessation of movement of a vehicle for more than 5 minutes for reasons not related to the need to comply with these Rules, picking up (dropping off) passengers, or loading (unloading) cargo.
Clause 33.3 — 33 "Road signs", 3 "Prohibitory signs", sign 3.35 "Parking prohibited" (additionally, if used together with the marking)
Sign 3.35 "Parking prohibited" prohibits parking of vehicles.
Brief application: even when sign 3.35 is combined with marking 1.10.1, parking is prohibited, but stopping for picking up/dropping off passengers is not prohibited, unless there are other restrictions.
That is, the correct answer is "Allowed.", considering that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, dropping off a passenger is a "stopping", and marking 1.10.1 prohibits only "parking" and does not prohibit "stopping".
At the specified place, a yellow dashed marking line 1.10.1 is applied at the edge of the carriageway. According to the Traffic Rules of Ukraine (section 34), such marking indicates a section where parking of vehicles is prohibited on the side where it is applied.
It is important to correctly distinguish between the concepts of stopping and parking. According to the definition in the Traffic Rules, stopping is the cessation of movement for up to 5 minutes or for a longer time if necessary for boarding or alighting passengers. Parking is the cessation of movement for more than 5 minutes for reasons not related to boarding/alighting passengers or loading/unloading.
The question refers specifically to stopping for passenger drop-off. Marking 1.10.1 does not prohibit stopping, but only restricts parking. Therefore, it is allowed to briefly stop here to let a passenger out, provided you do not turn the stop into parking.
Thus, the correct answer is "Allowed.", since the yellow dashed marking 1.10.1 only prohibits parking, and stopping for passenger drop-off is considered a stop and is not prohibited by this marking.