34.29. Does this road marking allow you to overtake?
UAЧи дозволяє Вам дана дорожня розмітка виконати обгін?
This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine concerning the safe execution of overtaking and the choice of the right moment to enter the oncoming lane. Such situations are directly related to the risk of a head-on collision, which is why theoretical exams often include tasks where the decisive factor is not the speed or type of vehicle, but the correct interpretation of road markings.
The question tests knowledge of Section 34 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, specifically horizontal marking 1.11. Its key feature is that crossing is allowed only from the side of the broken line, while from the side of the solid line — only when returning to your lane after completing an overtaking maneuver or bypassing an obstacle. If the marking on your side is solid, you would have to cross the solid line at the start of the maneuver to begin overtaking, which is not permitted by the rules.
That is why the option suggesting the maneuver is always allowed is incorrect: marking 1.11 has a clear restriction regarding the direction of crossing. The option allowing overtaking if the tractor’s speed is less than 30 km/h is also incorrect, since this logic applies to other cases and does not override the requirements of marking 1.11: slow-moving vehicles do not give the right to cross the solid part at the start of overtaking. In practice, this means that overtaking in your direction on this section is impossible without a violation, even if it may be allowed for the oncoming traffic (from the side of the broken line).
Clause 34.1 — 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; indicates places designated for U-turns, entry and exit from parking areas, etc., where movement is permitted in only one direction. The line may be crossed only from the side of its broken part, and from the solid side — only upon completion of overtaking or bypassing an obstacle.”
In this situation, to begin overtaking, you would need to cross marking 1.11 from the solid line side, which is not permitted by the Traffic Rules (crossing the solid part is allowed only when returning after completing an overtaking/bypassing maneuver).
Clause 1.10 (term “Overtaking”)
Overtaking — passing one or more vehicles involving entering the oncoming traffic lane.
This means that performing an overtaking maneuver in such a section requires crossing the marking line, and for marking 1.11 — only from the side of the broken part (or from the solid side only when completing overtaking).
Therefore, the correct answer is “Prohibited.”, considering that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, marking 1.11 may only be crossed from the broken side, and from the solid side — only upon completion of overtaking, so it is impossible to begin overtaking in this situation without violating the rules.
The image shows horizontal road marking 1.11 (a solid line next to a broken line). It is used in places where crossing the line is not equally allowed for all directions: from one side, lane changing is permitted, while from the other, it is not.
The key rule for marking 1.11 is as follows: it can only be crossed from the side of the broken line. From the side of the solid line, crossing is allowed only when returning to your lane after completing an overtaking maneuver or bypassing an obstacle.
In this situation, the marking on your side is solid. To begin overtaking, you would need to enter the oncoming lane, which means crossing the line from the solid side at the start of the maneuver. Such crossing is not permitted by the rules, as it does not constitute completing an overtaking maneuver, but rather starting one.
At the same time, drivers coming from the opposite direction (for whom the marking on their side is broken) may be allowed to start overtaking, since they are crossing from the permitted side. But for you, in the shown direction, this marking does not allow overtaking.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Prohibits," since marking 1.11 on your side may only be crossed from the solid line side when finishing an overtaking maneuver, and it is not allowed to cross it to start overtaking.