35.121. A person under the age of 18 may obtain the right to drive a category B vehicle under the condition:
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This exam question from the Ukrainian Traffic Rules concerns road safety through age restrictions for drivers and access to operating vehicles. The legislator sets a minimum age not “for formality,” but to reduce risks on the road: driving a car requires mature skills, responsibility, and knowledge of traffic rules, which is especially important when preparing for the theoretical exam.
The question checks understanding of the sections of the Traffic Rules regarding vehicle categories and the age from which the right to drive may be granted. The key requirement is clause 2.13: the right to drive vehicles of categories B1, B, C1, C can only be granted from the age of 18. At the same time, Section 24 (clauses 24.1–24.2) allows for training driving from the age of 16, but only with an instructor present, meaning this is training, not independent participation in traffic as a driver.
The analysis of the answer options comes down to a simple distinction between “experience/circumstances” and “the right to drive.” Neither “sufficient practical experience” nor “inheriting a car” can substitute for the Traffic Rules’ requirement for a minimum age to be granted the right to drive category B. That is why the correct conclusion for this exam question is unambiguous: before the age of 18, you can learn to drive in the prescribed manner, but you cannot obtain the right to independently drive a category B vehicle.
Clause 2.13
Vehicles are classified into the following categories: A1, A, B1, B, C1, C, D1, D, BE, C1E, CE, D1E, DE, T. The right to drive vehicles may be granted as follows: mopeds and motorcycles of all types (categories A1, A) — from the age of 16; cars, wheeled tractors, self-propelled machines, agricultural machinery, and other mechanisms operated on the street-road network, of all types (categories B1, B, C1, C), except for buses, trams, and trolleybuses — from the age of 18; buses, trams, and trolleybuses of all types (categories D1, D, T) — from the age of 21.
Clause 24.1
Learning to drive on the roads is allowed only if an instructor for driver training (driving instructor), who has the right to drive a vehicle of the relevant category, is present next to the person learning to drive.
Clause 24.2
Persons who have reached the age of 16 are allowed to practice driving on the roads.
That is, the correct answer is "Under no circumstances," given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, the right to drive a category B vehicle may be granted only from the age of 18 (clause 2.13), while before the age of 18 only practice driving is permitted (section 24), but not the right to independently drive.
In this question, it is important to clearly distinguish between two different concepts: learning to drive and being granted the right to drive (that is, obtaining a driver's license, which allows you to drive independently on the roads).
Clause 2.13 of the Traffic Rules defines the age from which the right to drive vehicles of certain categories may be granted. For categories B1, B, C1, and C, the age limit is set specifically at 18 years old. This means that before reaching the age of 18, the right to drive a category B vehicle is not granted under any conditions.
At the same time, a person who has reached the age of 16 may undergo driver training for a car. For example, a student may practice driving skills with an instructor in a training vehicle under the conditions provided for this purpose, but this is not a "right to drive" in the sense of the Traffic Rules for independent participation in road traffic as a driver.
Therefore, any wording such as "allowed from 17 with permission" refers specifically to the training process or internal preparation procedures, but does not change the Traffic Rules requirements regarding the age at which it is permitted to obtain the right to drive category B.
Thus, the correct answer is "In no case.", since the right to drive a category B vehicle under the Traffic Rules is granted only from the age of 18, and before that only training is possible, but not independent driving.