48.23. What is the maximum permitted speed for trucks with a maximum authorized mass of over 3.5 t on roads with separate carriageways?

UAЗ якою максимальною швидкістю допускається рух вантажних автомобілів з дозволеною максимальною масою понад 3,5 т на дорогах з окремими проїзними частинами?

80 km/h.UA80 км/год.90 km/h.UA90 км/год.110 km/h.UA110 км/год.130 km/h.UA130 км/год.
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This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests knowledge of speed limits as one of the key factors in road safety. For trucks with a permitted maximum mass of over 3.5 tons, the correct choice of speed is especially important due to a longer braking distance and greater inertia, so the traffic rules set clear limits depending on the type of road.

The question refers to driving outside populated areas on a road with separate carriageways divided by a median strip. This is precisely what the section of the Traffic Rules on speed limits checks, specifically clause 12.6: a truck over 3.5 tons, which does not fall under special cases (such as transporting people in the cargo bed), belongs to the category of "other vehicles" in subparagraph "g". For such roads, the Traffic Rules set an upper limit of 110 km/h, and this is a typical situation for the theoretical exam, where it is necessary to correctly match the type of vehicle and the type of road.

The analysis of the answer options is based on a comparison with the norms of clause 12.6 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine: 80 km/h usually applies to passenger cars with trailers, motorcycles, or specific modes, but is not the basic limit for a truck over 3.5 tons on a road with a median strip. 90 km/h is used on other roads outside populated areas where there are no separate carriageways, so for this situation it is understated. 130 km/h is allowed on motorways (sign 5.1) for "other vehicles," but the question describes a different type of road, so this is too high; instead, 110 km/h is exactly what meets the requirements for a road with separate carriageways.

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", driving is allowed 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 motorway 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: trucks with a permitted maximum mass of over 3.5 t (that do not fall under the special cases of subparagraphs "a"–"d") belong to the category of "other vehicles" in subparagraph "e", so on a road with separate carriageways divided by a median strip, the limit of 110 km/h applies to them.

Clause 1.10 (term "Truck")

Truck — a vehicle that, by its design and equipment, is intended for the carriage of goods.

Clause 1.10 (term "Permitted maximum mass")

Permitted maximum mass — the mass of an equipped vehicle with cargo, driver, and passengers, established by the technical specifications of the vehicle as the maximum allowable.

Clause 1.10 (term "Carriageway")

Carriageway — an element of the road intended for the movement of non-rail vehicles. A road may have several carriageways, the boundaries of which are median strips.

Clause 1.10 (term "Median strip")

Median strip — an element of a road, structurally or by means of solid road markings 1.2 divided, that separates adjacent carriageways. The median strip is not intended for the movement or parking of vehicles.

Thus, the correct answer is "110 km/h", considering that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, a truck (over 3.5 t) falls under "other vehicles" in clause 12.6 (e), and on a road with separate carriageways divided by a median strip, a limit of no more than 110 km/h is set for them.

In this question, you need to determine what speed is permitted for a truck with a permitted maximum mass of over 3.5 t if it is traveling on a road with separate carriageways. Separate carriageways mean that the opposing traffic flows are divided by a median strip, that is, this is not an ordinary two-way road without a physical separation of flows.

Next, we refer to paragraph 12.6 of the Traffic Rules, which sets speed limits outside populated areas depending on the type of road and type of vehicle. For some categories (for example, buses, mopeds, certain cases of transporting people in the cargo bed), their own lower limits are directly specified there. But for a regular truck over 3.5 t that is simply moving with cargo, no separate special lower limit is specified in this paragraph.

Therefore, such a truck falls under the general group of “other vehicles”, for which in p. 12.6 the speed is determined by the type of road. For a road with separate carriageways divided by a median strip, the Traffic Rules set a maximum speed of 110 km/h. For example, if a truck with a mass of 7.5 t is traveling outside a populated area on a highway where directions are separated by a median strip, it is allowed to go no faster than 110 km/h (unless road signs set a different limit).

Thus, the correct answer is "110 km/h," since for other vehicles on a road with separate carriageways divided by a median strip, paragraph 12.6 of the Traffic Rules sets a maximum speed of 110 km/h, and trucks over 3.5 t fall under this rule.

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