52.2. Which of the depicted road signs is installed at the end of the bus stop boarding platform?
UAЯкий із зображених дорожніх знаків встановлюється в кінці посадкового майданчика зупинки автобуса?
This exam question focuses on road signs that regulate traffic at public transport stop locations. For road safety, it is important to clearly understand the boundaries of the boarding area: where the bus is allowed to stop, and where stopping and parking restrictions may apply to other drivers. Such knowledge is required for the theoretical exam and helps to avoid conflicts with public transport and dangerous situations near stops in everyday life.
The question tests Section 33 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine "Road Signs," specifically informational and directional signs (item 33.5), which describes sign 5.45.2 "End of Bus Stop Area." This sign may be installed at the end of the boarding area to clearly indicate the end of the bus stop zone (the reference is the bus pictogram, sometimes accompanied by a timetable).
When analyzing the answer options, it is important not to confuse the "end" of different zones and areas: sign 5.44 indicates the end of a parking area, 5.35 — the end of a residential zone, 5.12 — the end of a lane for public transport vehicles, 5.4 — the end of a road for motor vehicles. None of these signs relate to the boundaries of a bus stop, so according to the traffic rules, sign 5.45.2 is used to indicate the end of the boarding area, which is the correct logic for answering this question.
Clause 33.5 — 33 "Road signs", 5 "Informational and guiding signs", sign 5.45.2 "End of bus stop area"
"End of bus stop area." The sign may be installed at the end of the boarding platform of a bus stop area.
That is, the correct answer is "Sign 5.", given that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, it is sign 5.45.2 that indicates the end of a bus stop area and may be installed at the end of the boarding platform.
In this question, you need to identify the sign that specifically indicates the end of the boarding platform at a bus stop. According to the Traffic Rules, such boundaries of a stop can be marked by special informational and directional signs from section 33.
If we consider the answer options, signs 1–4 indicate the end of other traffic regimes or road sections: the end of a parking zone, the end of a residential zone, the end of a lane for route vehicles, or the end of a road for automobiles. They do not relate to marking the boundaries of a bus stop and are not installed to indicate the end of the boarding platform.
The only sign that is directly intended for this situation is sign 5.45.2 "End of bus stop point." According to the Traffic Rules, it may be installed precisely at the end of the boarding platform so that drivers and passengers clearly understand where the area designated for the bus stop ends. The reference point is the image of a bus, and sometimes there may be additional information nearby, such as a timetable.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Sign 5," because it is sign 5.45.2 according to the Traffic Rules that marks the end of the bus stop point and can be installed at the end of the boarding platform.