56.19. What is the maximum permitted speed for a passenger car with a trailer on roads outside populated areas if it is driven by a driver with less than two years of driving experience?
UAЗ якою максимальною швидкістю дозволено рух легкового автомобіля з причепом на дорогах поза населеними пунктами, якщо ним керує водій зі стажем до двох років?
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This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about the safe choice of speed and additional restrictions for certain categories of drivers. In the traffic rules, it is important to remember: the maximum speed depends not only on the type of road (outside populated areas), but also on the driver's status, in particular, their driving experience. Such norms reduce risks for novice drivers, especially when driving on rural sections where speeds are higher and the road situation changes more quickly.
The question tests knowledge of the section of the Traffic Rules regarding speed limits, specifically clause 12.6, which sets an additional restriction: for drivers with less than two years of experience outside populated areas, the upper limit is 70 km/h (also on roads through populated areas marked with sign 5.51). The key nuance for the theoretical exam: having a trailer does not cancel this requirement and does not give the right to drive faster, since the decisive factor is precisely the experience of less than 2 years.
The analysis of the answer options comes down to comparing with the norm of clause 12.6: 70 km/h is the only value that directly corresponds to the additional restriction for a novice driver. 80 km/h and 90 km/h may be typical limits for other conditions or categories of drivers on rural roads, but for less than two years of experience, they already exceed the established limit. 60 km/h and 50 km/h are not the special limits required by this clause of the Traffic Rules for driving outside populated areas, so as answers to this exam question they are not suitable.
Clause 12.6
Additional maximum speed limits are established: for drivers with less than 2 years of experience — no more than 70 km/h on all roads outside populated areas, as well as on roads passing through populated areas marked with sign 5.51 "Beginning of a populated area".
Brief application: this special (additional) speed limit for drivers with less than two years of experience applies outside populated areas regardless of whether a passenger car is towing a trailer.
Clause 33.5.51 — 33 "Road signs", 5 "Informational and guidance signs", sign 5.51 "Beginning of a populated area"
Sign 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 procedure for movement within populated areas.
That is, the correct answer is "70 km/h.", considering that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, drivers with less than 2 years of experience outside populated areas must drive at a speed not exceeding 70 km/h, regardless of the presence of a trailer.
When choosing the maximum speed, it is always necessary to consider not only the type of road (outside populated areas), but also the specific restrictions established for certain categories of drivers. In this question, the key condition is driving experience of up to two years.
Clause 12.6 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine establishes a special restriction: a driver who has less than two years of driving experience must drive outside populated areas at a speed not exceeding 70 km/h. This restriction is the "upper limit" specifically for such a driver, even if a higher speed is allowed for other drivers on this road.
The presence of a trailer in this situation does not cancel or increase the permitted speed for a novice driver. The decisive factor is that the driver has up to two years of experience, and therefore the special requirement of clause 12.6 regarding the maximum speed outside populated areas applies to them.
For example, if you go onto a country road without additional restrictive signs and are driving a passenger car with a trailer, but your experience has not yet reached two years, then regardless of the road conditions you are not allowed to exceed 70 km/h.
Therefore, the correct answer is "70 km/h," since for a driver with up to two years of experience, the Traffic Rules (clause 12.6) set the maximum speed outside populated areas at no more than 70 km/h.