48.29. Which of the depicted plates prohibits parking of trucks with a maximum authorized mass exceeding 3.5 t?
UAЯка із зображених табличок забороняє стоянку вантажних автомобілів із дозволеною максимальною масою понад 3,5 т?
This exam question from the Ukrainian Traffic Rules tests the understanding of stopping and parking rules and the correct application of supplementary plates to road signs. In practice, such nuances affect both safety and the organization of traffic in cities: large vehicles should not create obstacles on sidewalks and in places where the parking method is intended only for passenger cars. In the theoretical exam, it is important to be able to read not only the parking/standing sign itself, but also the supplementary plate that restricts or clarifies the conditions of its application.
The question belongs to section 33 of the Traffic Rules (supplementary plates to road signs), specifically 7.6.1–7.6.5 "Method of placing the vehicle for parking," and is also related to section 15 "Stopping and parking" and the definitions from point 1.10 (what is "parking," "cargo vehicle," "permitted maximum mass"). The logic is simple: the plates themselves do not introduce a prohibition, but indicate the permitted way to park a vehicle in a place where parking is generally allowed. If the specific method shown on the plate, according to the Traffic Rules, is intended for passenger cars and motorcycles (especially options involving driving onto the sidewalk or using the sidewalk), then cargo vehicles with a permitted maximum mass of over 3.5 tons do not receive "permission" to park in this manner within the area covered by this plate.
That is why, when analyzing the answer options, the key point is not which plate is "stricter," but that none of the listed plates from group 7.6.1–7.6.5 provides the right to park for cargo vehicles over 3.5 tons in the depicted way. Plates 7.6.2–7.6.5 are directly linked to the exception for parking on sidewalks and in fact only apply to passenger cars and motorcycles, so such parking is not allowed for cargo vehicles. Accordingly, each of the given options restricts parking for cargo vehicles over 3.5 tons, so the correct answer in the exam is the choice that covers all the plates from the list.
Clause 1.10 (term "Parking")
Parking — stopping a vehicle for more than 5 minutes for reasons not related to the need to comply with these Rules, boarding (alighting) passengers, or loading (unloading) cargo.
Clause 1.10 (term "Truck")
Truck — a vehicle that, by its design and equipment, is intended for the transportation of cargo.
Clause 1.10 (term "Permissible maximum mass")
Permissible maximum mass — the mass of the equipped vehicle with cargo, driver, and passengers, established by the manufacturer as the maximum allowable.
Clause 15.10 — 15 "Stopping and parking" (parking on sidewalks and exception in the presence of plates 7.6.2–7.6.5)
Parking is prohibited on sidewalks (except in places marked with appropriate road signs installed with plates 7.6.2–7.6.5).
Explanation of application: even in "exceptional" places marked with a parking sign and plates 7.6.2–7.6.5, the method of parking on the sidewalk according to the content of the plates is provided only for passenger cars and motorcycles, not for trucks (in particular, those with a permissible maximum mass over 3.5 t).
Clause 33.7 — 33 "Road signs", 7 "Plates to road signs" (general rule for the use of plates)
Plates are used together with road signs, clarifying or restricting the effect of the signs with which they are installed.
Clause 33.7 — 33 "Road signs", 7 "Plates to road signs", plates 7.6.1–7.6.5 "Method of vehicle parking"
Plates 7.6.1–7.6.5 "Method of vehicle parking" determine the method of parking vehicles.
At the same time, plates depicting parking with entry onto the sidewalk (7.6.2–7.6.5), according to the content of the Traffic Rules, relate to the method of parking specifically for passenger cars and motorcycles; therefore, parking of trucks with a permissible maximum mass over 3.5 t in the manner shown by these plates is not allowed (the effect of the plates does not extend to such trucks).
That is, the correct answer is "All of the above plates.", given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, plates 7.6.2–7.6.5 establish the method of parking on the sidewalk only for passenger cars and motorcycles, and therefore parking for trucks with a permissible maximum mass over 3.5 t is prohibited.
Plates 7.6.1–7.6.5 from section 33 of the Traffic Rules belong to the group "Method of parking a vehicle." That is, they do not introduce a separate prohibition with the "No parking" sign, but specify exactly how a vehicle is allowed to be parked in a place where parking is generally permitted.
The key point for this question is as follows: these plates clearly define for which vehicles and in what manner parking is allowed. If a plate describes a parking method only for passenger cars and motorcycles (including with entry onto the sidewalk or using the sidewalk), this means that other vehicles, including trucks with a permitted maximum mass over 3.5 t, are not allowed to park in this way. Therefore, within the area of effect of such a plate, parking is effectively prohibited for them, because there is no "permitted method" specified for them.
Even a plate that shows parking along the sidewalk on the roadway works on the same principle: it sets a specific parking method, and only those vehicles for which it is intended by the plate and the conditions of the place must comply. If the depicted method/category does not include trucks over 3.5 t, then parking for them in this place is not allowed.
In the exam, this is checked precisely as the rule: "if the plate does not provide for trucks over 3.5 t, then they are not allowed to park in its area of effect." Therefore, each of the listed plates from this group does not grant trucks over 3.5 t the right to park in the specified way and, accordingly, excludes their parking.
Therefore, the correct answer is "All of the above plates," since plates 7.6.1–7.6.5 define the parking method only for the vehicles specified by them, and trucks with a permitted maximum mass over 3.5 t are not included in these options, so their parking is not allowed there.