48.33. Which vehicle is parking incorrectly on a one-way road?
UAЯкий транспортний засіб неправильно виконує стоянку на дорозі з одностороннім рухом?
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests knowledge of the rules for stopping and parking in conditions of one-way traffic and near pedestrian crossings. The topic is directly related to road safety: an improperly parked car impairs visibility, complicates traffic, and creates risks for pedestrians, especially in the crossing zone. That is why theoretical exams often include situations where it is necessary to simultaneously apply several provisions of the Traffic Rules.
The question checks the section of the Traffic Rules about stopping and parking (points 15.9 and 15.10), as well as special requirements for the movement and placement of trucks on roads with three or more lanes in one direction (point 11.6). The logic is as follows: if a vehicle is parked closer than 10 meters to a pedestrian crossing, it violates the prohibition on stopping according to point 15.9 (d), and due to point 15.10 (a), parking is automatically prohibited in this place as well. Therefore, the blue and green cars are positioned incorrectly. Separately, a truck over 3.5 tons is assessed: on a one-way road within a populated area, it is allowed to stop on the left only for loading or unloading purposes (point 11.6), and in the absence of such actions, parking is considered a violation.
The analysis of the answer options comes down to checking these two criteria: the distance to the pedestrian crossing and the legality of parking on the left for a truck over 3.5 tons without loading operations. Options that do not take into account the violations of the blue and green cars near the crossing are incomplete, and the option "all" is incorrect, because a passenger car on a one-way road in a populated area may park on the left in the absence of other prohibitions (point 15.3) and provided the distance to the crossing is observed. In the practice of taking the theoretical exam, this task teaches you to quickly identify the "10-meter zone" near the crossing and to remember the exceptions for trucks in the far left lane/on the left on one-way roads.
Clause 15.9 (d)
Stopping is prohibited: d) on pedestrian crossings and within 10 m of them on both sides, except in cases of giving way.
Short application: the blue and green cars are parked (and thus, have stopped as a fact of placing the vehicle at the spot) closer than 10 m from the pedestrian crossing, so this is a violation.
Clause 15.10 (a)
Parking is prohibited: a) in places where stopping is prohibited.
Short application: since according to clause 15.9 (d) stopping is prohibited in the area of a pedestrian crossing/within 10 m of it, parking is automatically prohibited in these same places (used for the correct conclusion specifically about “parking”).
Clause 11.6
On roads with three or more lanes in one direction, trucks with a permitted maximum mass of over 3.5 t, tractors, self-propelled machines and mechanisms are allowed to enter the far left lane only for turning left and making a U-turn, and in populated areas on one-way roads, in addition, for stopping on the left, in permitted cases, for loading or unloading.
Short application: a truck over 3.5 t in the far left lane/on the left on a one-way road in a populated area may stop (and, accordingly, park) on the left only for loading/unloading; otherwise, it is a violation.
Clause 15.3
In populated areas, stopping and parking of vehicles are allowed on the left side of the road, which has one lane in each direction (without tram tracks in the middle) and is not divided by marking 1.1, as well as on the left side of a one-way road. If the road has a boulevard or a dividing strip, stopping and parking of vehicles near them are prohibited.
Short application: a passenger car (red) on a one-way road in a populated area has the right to park on the left (in the absence of prohibitions, in particular regarding the pedestrian crossing).
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, loading (unloading) cargo.
Short application: the question specifically evaluates “parking”, i.e., placing the vehicle for more than 5 minutes outside of boarding/alighting and (for trucks) outside of loading/unloading.
Clause 1.10 (term “Stopping”)
Stopping — stopping a vehicle for up to 5 minutes or more if necessary for boarding (alighting) passengers or loading (unloading) cargo, or to comply with these Rules (giving way, obeying the controller, traffic light signals, etc.).
Short application: clause 15.9 formulates the prohibition of “stopping”, and through clause 15.10 (a) this prohibition also applies to “parking”; also, for trucks according to clause 11.6, stopping on the left is allowed only for cargo operations.
Clause 1.10 (term “Pedestrian crossing”)
Pedestrian crossing — a section of the carriageway or an engineering structure intended for pedestrian movement across the road. Pedestrian crossings are marked by road signs 5.38.1, 5.38.2 “Pedestrian crossing”, 5.40.1, 5.40.2 “Underground pedestrian crossing”, 5.41.1, 5.41.2 “Overhead pedestrian crossing”, road markings 1.14.1 (“zebra”), 1.14.2, 1.14.3, pedestrian traffic lights. If there is no road marking, the boundaries of the pedestrian crossing are determined by the distance between road signs or pedestrian traffic lights, and at an intersection in the absence of pedestrian traffic lights, road signs, and markings — by the width of sidewalks or shoulders.
Short application: it is necessary to correctly identify the pedestrian crossing zone and measure 10 m to apply clause 15.9 (d).
Clause 1.10 (term “One-way road”)
One-way road — a road or a separated carriageway on which vehicle movement is carried out in only one direction across the entire width.
Short application: the status of the road as one-way is the basis for allowing parking on the left for passenger cars (clause 15.3) and for the special restriction for trucks over 3.5 t on the left side/far left (clause 11.6).
Thus, the correct answer is: "The blue, green, and the truck with a permitted mass over 3.5 t, without the process of loading or unloading.", given that according to the definitions of the Traffic Rules, the blue and green violate the prohibition of stopping/parking closer than 10 m from the pedestrian crossing (clauses 15.9 (d), 15.10 (a)), and the truck over 3.5 t on a road with three or more lanes in one direction may stop on the left on a one-way road in a populated area only for loading/unloading (clause 11.6).
We are looking at a one-way road in a populated area, where vehicles are parked (that is, the vehicles have stopped not for a short time for boarding/alighting or loading/unloading, but are actually left in place). Therefore, we need to check whether they are allowed to park in the chosen spot.
First of all, pay attention to the pedestrian crossing. According to clause 15.9 (d) of the Traffic Rules, stopping is prohibited directly on a pedestrian crossing and closer than 10 meters from it on both sides (the only exception is to give way in traffic). Since parking is a more "prolonged" case of stopping, it is even more prohibited in places where stopping is not allowed. Therefore, the blue and green cars are located too close to the pedestrian crossing, so their parking is incorrect.
Next, let's evaluate the vehicles parked on the left. On a one-way road in a populated area, a passenger car is generally allowed to stop and park on the left side, unless there are other prohibitions. Therefore, the red passenger car, which has kept the required distance from the pedestrian crossing, is parked correctly.
The situation is different with the truck, whose permitted maximum mass exceeds 3.5 tons. According to clause 11.6 of the Traffic Rules, on roads with three or more lanes in one direction, such a truck is allowed to occupy the far left lane only for turning left or making a U-turn, and on a one-way road in a populated area, also for stopping on the left, but only for loading or unloading. The task specifies that there is no loading or unloading process, so there are no grounds for such stopping/parking on the left for the truck, and it violates the requirements of clause 11.6.
Therefore, the correct answer is: "The blue, green, and the truck with a permitted mass over 3.5 tons, without the process of loading or unloading," since the blue and green cars are parked closer than 10 meters to the pedestrian crossing (clause 15.9 (d)), and the truck over 3.5 tons on the left side/in the far left lane may stop only for loading or unloading, which is not the case according to the conditions (clause 11.6).