48.22. What is the maximum speed limit established for all trucks on this road outside populated areas?
UAЯка максимальна швидкість встановлена для всіх вантажних автомобілів на цій дорозі за межами населених пунктів?
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine concerns road safety through adherence to speed limits outside populated areas. Choosing the correct speed for trucks reduces braking distance, the risk of skidding, and the severity of accident consequences, especially on rural roads where speeds are higher and conditions can change suddenly.
The question tests knowledge of the section of the Traffic Rules regarding speed, specifically clause 12.6, which sets the maximum permissible speeds outside populated areas depending on the type of vehicle and the type of road. For regular trucks that do not fall under special exceptions (for example, transporting people in the cargo area), the rule in clause 12.6 (g) for other vehicles on other motor roads applies, where the speed limit is 90 km/h. This is exactly what the theoretical exam checks: whether the driver can correctly classify the truck and choose the limit according to the road conditions.
When evaluating the answer options, 70 km/h corresponds to the restriction for drivers with less than 2 years of experience (clause 12.6 (b)), 80 km/h applies to passenger cars with trailers, motorcycles, and buses transporting organized groups of children (clause 12.6 (a)), and 100 and 110 km/h are characteristic of other conditions (in particular, 110 km/h is provided for roads with a dividing strip for other vehicles under clause 12.6 (g)). Therefore, the correct choice in this exam question follows from the basic logic of the traffic rules: for trucks on a regular rural road, the limit of 90 km/h applies.
Clause 1.10 (term "Truck")
Truck — a vehicle that, by its design and equipment, is intended for the transportation of goods.
Clause 12.6
Outside populated areas, on all roads and on roads passing through populated areas marked with sign 5.51 "Beginning of a populated area," it is allowed to drive at the following speeds: a) buses (minibuses) transporting organized groups of children, passenger cars with trailers, and motorcycles — no more than 80 km/h; b) vehicles driven by drivers with less than 2 years of experience — no more than 70 km/h; c) trucks carrying people in the cargo bed, and mopeds — no more than 60 km/h; d) buses (except minibuses) — no more than 90 km/h; e) other vehicles: on a road marked with road sign 5.1 "Motorway" — no more than 130 km/h, on a road with separate carriageways divided by a median strip — no more than 110 km/h, on other roads — no more than 90 km/h.
Brief application: since the question concerns trucks outside populated areas (and does not refer to special cases such as carrying people in the cargo bed), their speed falls under the category of "other vehicles" according to clause 12.6 (e); on "other roads" the limit is 90 km/h.
Clause 33.5.1 — 33 "Road Signs", 5 "Information and Direction Signs", sign 5.1 "Motorway"
5.1 "Motorway" — a road marked with this sign is a motorway.
Clause 33.5.1 — 33 "Road Signs", 5 "Information and Direction Signs", sign 5.51 "Beginning of a populated area"
5.51 "Beginning of a populated area" — the name of the populated area where the requirements of these Rules apply, which determine the traffic order in populated areas.
Therefore, the correct answer is "90 km/h," given that according to clause 12.6 (e), outside populated areas on other roads, "other vehicles" (which generally include trucks) are allowed to travel at no more than 90 km/h.
To answer the question about the maximum speed for trucks outside populated areas, let's first clarify what is meant by a truck. According to the Traffic Rules, this is a vehicle that is designed by its construction to transport goods.
Next, we refer to clause 12.6 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, which sets speed limits outside populated areas depending on the type of vehicle and road conditions. This clause separately specifies reduced speeds for certain categories (for example, motorcycles, drivers with less than 2 years of experience, mopeds, buses, etc.), and for the rest of the vehicles, general limits are given depending on the type of road.
Since the question concerns this road outside populated areas (and it is not defined as a motorway or a road with a dividing strip), the general rule for other roads applies. This group also includes trucks, for which the general speed limit applies in such a situation.
Therefore, the correct answer is "90 km/h," since according to clause 12.6 of the Traffic Rules, outside populated areas on other roads, the maximum speed for such vehicles is 90 km/h.