48.76. What is the maximum permitted speed for trucks carrying people in the cargo bed on all roads outside populated areas?
UAЗ якою максимальною швидкістю дозволено рух вантажним автомобілям, що перевозять людей у кузові, на всіх дорогах за межами населених пунктів?
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This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine concerns the safe choice of speed and special speed limits for certain categories of vehicles outside populated areas. Transporting people in the cargo bed of a truck is considered a high-risk activity, so the traffic rules set stricter limits for such situations than the general speed limits on rural roads. Understanding these rules directly affects the safety of passengers and the stability of the vehicle while driving.
The question tests the section of the Traffic Rules regarding speed limits, specifically clause 12.6 (c), which directly defines the maximum speed for trucks carrying people in the cargo bed on all roads outside populated areas (as well as on sections through populated areas marked with sign 5.51). It is also important to correctly identify the type of vehicle according to the term in clause 1.10: even if people are being transported, such a vehicle remains a truck by design, and the special rule from clause 12.6 applies to it.
Among the answer options, the correct one is the one that corresponds to the direct provision of clause 12.6 (c). The value of 70 km/h in the Traffic Rules of Ukraine relates to other conditions (in particular, drivers with less than 2 years of experience according to clause 12.6 (b)) and is not the limit specifically for trucks with people in the cargo bed. The options 80, 90 km/h also apply to other categories of vehicles (for example, motorcycles, passenger cars with trailers, buses) or to general rural limits, so for the theoretical exam it is important to remember: when a truck is carrying people in the cargo bed, a separate special restriction applies, which is lower than the general speed limits.
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", the following speed limits apply: 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.
Explanation of application: this question checks subclause 12.6 (c), which directly sets the speed limit for trucks carrying people in the cargo bed outside populated areas.
Clause 1.10 (term "Truck")
Truck — a vehicle that, by its design and equipment, is intended for the carriage of goods.
Explanation of application: the term is needed to correctly identify the type of vehicle for which a special speed limit is set in clause 12.6 (c).
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 and beginning of a populated area where the requirements of these Rules apply, which determine the traffic procedure in populated areas.
Explanation of application: clause 12.6 also extends the relevant speed limits to road sections passing through populated areas marked with sign 5.51.
Thus, the correct answer is "60 km/h", given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, trucks carrying people in the cargo bed are allowed to travel at no more than 60 km/h outside populated areas on all roads (clause 12.6 (c)).
When a truck transports people in the cargo bed, it remains a cargo vehicle by its design, but the conditions of carrying passengers in the bed require increased caution. That is why a separate, stricter speed limit is set for it.
Clause 12.6 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine specifies special maximum speeds outside populated areas for certain categories of vehicles. Among them, trucks carrying people in the cargo bed are directly mentioned: for them, the permitted speed is no more than 60 km/h on all roads outside populated areas, regardless of the general limits for other vehicles.
For example, if a truck with people in the bed is driving outside a populated area on a regular highway, where a higher speed may be allowed for most vehicles, this truck is still subject to the special limit of 60 km/h, since it is established by a separate subparagraph of the rules specifically for this case.
Therefore, the correct answer is "60 km/h," because clause 12.6 of the Traffic Rules sets the maximum speed for trucks carrying people in the cargo bed outside populated areas at no more than 60 km/h on all roads.