35.57. The permitted blood alcohol level for a driver in Ukraine must not exceed:
UAДозволений рівень алкоголю в крові водія в Україні не повинен перевищувати:
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This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine concerns road safety and driver responsibility: driving after consuming alcohol directly increases the risk of accidents due to impaired attention, coordination, and reaction speed. For the theoretical exam, it is important to understand not "by eye," but according to the clear criterion applied during police checks and medical examinations.
The question tests knowledge of the general duties and prohibitions for drivers in the traffic rules, specifically the requirements of clause 2.9 (prohibition of driving under the influence) and clause 2.5 (obligation to undergo an examination in the prescribed manner). It is within this "prescribed manner" that a numerical threshold is used to distinguish the permissible value from a violation: the legislatively established limit takes into account possible measurement errors and situations where minimal traces of alcohol may appear not only due to alcohol consumption.
The analysis of the answer options comes down to the fact that only the value of 0.2 per mille corresponds to the regulatory criterion applied in practice during examinations, while 0.3 and 0.4 per mille are excessive and do not meet the established limit. For learning and actual driving, it is advisable to aim for complete sobriety, but in the traffic rules exam, it is important to know the official figure, on which the legal assessment of the driver's actions and possible consequences depend.
Clause 2.9 (subclause "a")
The driver is prohibited from: a) driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicants, or under the influence of medicinal products that reduce attention and reaction speed.
Explanation of application: this prohibition is the basic rule of the Traffic Code, the knowledge of which is tested by the question about the "permissible blood alcohol level" (that is, the threshold after which the driver's condition is considered alcohol intoxication in law enforcement).
Clause 2.5
At the request of a police officer, the driver must undergo a medical examination in the prescribed manner to determine the state of alcohol, drug, or other intoxication, or being under the influence of medicinal products that reduce attention and reaction speed.
Explanation of application: The Traffic Code directly refers to the "prescribed procedure" for determining the state of intoxication (examination/measurement), within which the regulatory threshold used in exam questions is applied.
That is, the correct answer is "0.2‰ (per mille)", given that according to the definition of the Traffic Code, the driver is prohibited from driving in a state of alcohol intoxication, and the determination of this state is carried out during an examination in the prescribed manner, where the threshold value is exceeding 0.2‰ (per mille).
The Traffic Rules of Ukraine establish a general principle: a driver is prohibited from operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. To ensure this rule can be applied consistently in practice, the law sets a specific measurable limit, beyond which the condition is considered unacceptable for driving.
That is why Ukraine has defined the maximum permissible blood alcohol content for drivers: it must not exceed 0.2 per mille. This threshold is regarded as the maximum allowable value, taking into account possible measurement device errors and individual physiological characteristics, when minimal traces of alcohol may appear not due to drinking (for example, due to certain medications or fermentation products).
In practice, control is carried out using special technical devices (breathalyzers), which show a specific numerical value. If the result exceeds the established limit, it is considered a violation, since the legal standard defines the permissible limit clearly in numbers, not “by how you feel” or “by external signs.”
At the same time, for safety, it is advisable to adhere to the principle of complete sobriety: even a small amount of alcohol can impair attention and reaction speed. However, for the exam, it is important to know the legal criterion that is applied during checks.
Therefore, the correct answer is "0.2 per mille," since Ukrainian law establishes that the blood alcohol content of a driver must not exceed 0.2 per mille, and this threshold is used to assess the permissibility of driving.