34.6. This road marking indicates:
UAДана дорожня розмітка позначає:
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine concerns speed safety and how a driver should read speed limits not only from signs but also directly from the roadway. Such traffic management elements are used in high-risk areas where it is important for the driver to clearly notice the restriction: before dangerous turns, crossings, narrowings, or on complex road sections.
The question tests knowledge of Section 34 of the Traffic Rules, specifically horizontal marking 1.31, which duplicates the image of the prohibitory sign 3.29 "Maximum speed limit" (Section 33 "Road signs"). That is, the number marked on the pavement indicates the maximum permitted speed on the section and is perceived as mandatory as the corresponding sign; this is a typical topic for the theoretical exam, where it is important to distinguish between informational hints and mandatory requirements.
The analysis of answer options is simple: the "road or route number" is usually indicated by road signs (directions, route numbers), not by horizontal marking with a number in the format of a restriction. "Recommended speed" in the Traffic Rules of Ukraine is indicated by other means (informational signs), whereas marking 1.31 directly repeats the prohibition of exceeding the specified value. Therefore, the correct meaning of such marking is related to the maximum permitted speed, which duplicates the effect of sign 3.29 and helps the driver not to miss the restriction when their attention is focused on the road.
Clause 34.1.31 — 34 "Road markings", 1 "Horizontal markings", marking 1.31
Marking 1.31 duplicates the image of sign 3.29.
Clause 33.3.29 — 33 "Road signs", 3 "Prohibitory signs", sign 3.29 "Maximum speed limit"
Sign 3.29 "Maximum speed limit" prohibits driving at a speed exceeding that indicated on the sign.
The area of effect of the sign is from the place of installation to the nearest intersection beyond it, and in populated areas without intersections, to the end of the populated area.
The effect of the sign is not interrupted at places where roads adjoin from adjacent territories or at intersections (junctions) with field, forest, and other unpaved roads, before which no priority signs are installed.
The area of effect of the sign may be reduced: by installing sign 3.30 "End of maximum speed limit" at the end of its area of effect; by changing the maximum speed value on the sign.
The effect of a sign installed before a populated area indicated by sign 5.49 "Beginning of populated area" extends up to that sign.
That is, the correct answer is: "The permitted maximum speed on this section of the road, duplicating the road sign 'Maximum speed limit'.".
When you see a large number (for example, 50, 70, 90) painted on the roadway inside a white circle or in a characteristic design, this is not a “hint” or a lane number. This is horizontal road marking 1.31 from section 34 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine.
The meaning of this marking is that it repeats the requirement of the prohibitory sign 3.29 “Maximum speed limit.” That is, such a number on the pavement means: on this section of the road, you cannot drive faster than the indicated value. The driver perceives this information in the same way as a road sign indicating a speed limit.
Practically, it works like this: if you approach a section where it is dangerous to drive fast (for example, before a pedestrian crossing, a sharp turn, a narrowing, or in a high-accident area), the restriction may be duplicated on the asphalt so that the driver definitely pays attention. After all, while driving, the driver’s gaze is mainly directed at the road, and such marking helps to better remember and comply with the speed requirement.
Therefore, the correct answer is “The permitted maximum speed on this section of the road, duplicating the road sign ‘Maximum speed limit’,” since marking 1.31 according to the Traffic Rules duplicates sign 3.29 and indicates the maximum allowed speed, which must not be exceeded.