60.10. In which answer option are all the actions that are prohibited for a trolleybus driver while driving correctly listed?
UAУ якому варіанті відповіді правильно наведені всі дії, які забороняється виконувати водієві тролейбуса під час руху?
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This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine concerns the safety of passenger transportation and the driver's concentration while driving. For a trolleybus, as a route vehicle, any distracting actions in the cabin directly affect the risk of an accident: the driver must control boarding and alighting, stops, pedestrians, and the maneuvers of other vehicles, so the traffic rules set additional restrictions for them.
The question tests knowledge of the section of the Traffic Rules regarding route vehicles and general speed requirements. According to clause 21.2, while transporting passengers, the driver is prohibited from talking to passengers, eating, drinking, smoking, as well as allowing passengers or cargo in the cabin if it is separated from the passenger compartment. Separately, clause 12.9 (c) prohibits unnecessarily driving too slowly if this creates an obstacle for other road users.
If you analyze the options, actions such as communicating with passengers or allowing them into the cabin fall under the prohibitions for route vehicles (21.2), as do eating, drinking, or smoking. The option about excessively low speed is also a violation when it is unjustified and delays others (12.9 c). Therefore, for the theoretical exam, it is important to understand that each of these actions is separately prohibited by the relevant rules, so the correct answer is the generalizing option that covers all these restrictions at once.
Clause 21.2
Drivers of route vehicles are prohibited, while transporting passengers, from talking to them, eating, drinking, smoking, as well as transporting passengers and cargo in the cab if it is separated from the passenger compartment.
Explanation of application: a trolleybus is classified as a route vehicle, so while driving (transporting passengers), the driver is prohibited from performing all the listed actions that distract or violate the requirements for passenger transportation.
Clause 12.9 [v]
The driver is prohibited from obstructing other vehicles by driving unnecessarily at a very low speed.
Explanation of application: the trolleybus driver does not have the right to drive too slowly without necessity if this creates an obstacle (delay) for other vehicles.
Thus, the correct answer is "To perform any of the listed actions," given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, the trolleybus driver (as the driver of a route vehicle) is prohibited, while transporting passengers, from performing the listed actions (clause 21.2), and is also prohibited from driving unnecessarily at a very low speed, obstructing others (clause 12.9 [v]).
The trolleybus driver belongs to the category of route vehicle drivers, so while driving, they are required not only to comply with general safety requirements but also to observe special restrictions related to passenger transportation and responsibility for their safety.
Firstly, the Traffic Rules establish a direct prohibition for route vehicle drivers from performing actions during passenger transportation that distract from driving or create danger: talking to passengers, eating or drinking, smoking. Such actions reduce attention to the road situation and complicate timely reactions to pedestrians, stops, and maneuvers of other vehicles. Likewise, it is not allowed to place passengers or cargo in the cab if it is structurally separated from the passenger compartment, as this violates the requirements for safe transportation organization and may interfere with driving.
Secondly, the trolleybus driver does not have the right to drive unnecessarily slowly and thus hinder other road users. For example, if road conditions allow for normal speed, but the trolleybus is unjustifiably "creeping" at low speed and creates a traffic jam or forces other drivers to make abrupt maneuvers, this is considered an obstruction to traffic, which is directly prohibited by the Traffic Rules.
Thus, each of the actions listed in the options is individually prohibited according to the requirements for route vehicles and the general prohibition against creating traffic obstructions due to unjustifiably low speed. Therefore, the correct option is the one that covers all these prohibitions at once.
Therefore, the correct answer is "To perform any of the listed actions," since trolleybus drivers are prohibited from both distracting actions while transporting passengers and from creating obstructions to other vehicles due to unjustifiably low speed.