34.24. Which driver's actions do not violate the Traffic Rules in this situation?
UAВодій якого автомобіля не порушує Правила дорожнього руху в даній ситуації?
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests the driver's attention to horizontal road markings and the ability to safely perform maneuvers without creating conflicts in traffic flows. In real traffic, improper crossing of solid lines often leads to dangerous situations during U-turns, left turns, or when exiting adjacent areas, which is why such tasks regularly appear on the theoretical exam.
The question belongs to section 34 of the Traffic Rules (Road Markings), specifically to marking 1.11. It consists of two parallel lines: one solid and one dashed, and its meaning is that crossing is allowed only from the side of the dashed line. From the side of the solid line, crossing is prohibited, except when completing an overtaking maneuver or bypassing an obstacle. In the depicted situation, the driver of the blue car crosses 1.11 precisely from the side where the line is dashed, thus acting according to the traffic rules. The driver of the white car, in order to perform their maneuver, is forced to cross the marking from the solid side, and since there is no overtaking or bypassing of an obstacle, this will be a violation.
The analysis of the answer options comes down to a simple rule: whoever crosses 1.11 from the permitted side does not violate the rules. Therefore, the option about the white car is incorrect, and the statement that both are violating is also not suitable, because the blue car performs the maneuver legally. The option that neither violates is also wrong, since for the white car, crossing the solid part of 1.11 in this situation is prohibited. The practical takeaway for learning: if you find yourself on the side of the solid part of marking 1.11, you need to choose the permitted direction (often a right turn) and change your route at the nearest place where a U-turn or left turn is allowed.
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.
Brief application: in this situation, the obligation of drivers to comply with road markings (in particular, regarding the procedure for crossing them) is being checked.
Clause 34.1.11 — 34 "Road markings", 1 "Horizontal markings", marking 1.11
Marking 1.11 separates traffic flows of opposite or same directions on road sections where lane changing is allowed only from one lane; it indicates places designated for U-turns, entry and exit from parking areas, etc., where movement is allowed only in one direction. The line may be crossed only from the side of its broken part, and from the solid side — only after completing an overtaking or bypassing an obstacle.
Brief application: the blue car crosses marking 1.11 from the side of the broken line — this is allowed. The white car, in order to turn left, must cross it from the solid line side, and there is no overtaking/bypassing of an obstacle — therefore, this is a violation.
Thus, the correct answer is "The blue car," given that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, marking 1.11 may be crossed only from the side of its broken part (and from the solid side — only when completing an overtaking or bypassing an obstacle).
In this situation, the decisive factor is the horizontal road marking 1.11. It consists of two parallel lines: one solid, the other dashed, and it is this marking that determines from which side it is allowed to cross for changing direction or entering/exiting.
According to Section 34 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, marking 1.11 may only be crossed from the side of the dashed line. Crossing from the side of the solid line is prohibited, except in cases where the driver is completing an overtaking maneuver or bypassing an obstacle. In other words, the marking itself "indicates" who is allowed to perform a maneuver across the center of the roadway and who is not.
The blue car is on the side where the dashed line is next to the solid line. Therefore, when the driver of the blue car performs a maneuver (for example, a U-turn or entering an adjacent area), they cross the marking from the permitted side, i.e., they act in accordance with the requirements of marking 1.11 and do not violate the Rules.
The white car, on the contrary, is on the side of the solid part of marking 1.11. In the situation shown, it is not completing an overtaking maneuver or bypassing an obstacle, but is simply trying to exit (or turn) left by crossing the line. Such crossing from the solid side is prohibited, so the driver of the white car would violate the requirements of the road marking.
Therefore, the correct answer is "The blue car," since it crosses marking 1.11 from the side of the dashed line, where it is allowed by the Traffic Rules, whereas for the white car, the line on its side is solid and crossing in this situation is prohibited.