Clause 33.4 — 33 "Road Signs", 4 "Mandatory Signs", sign 4.8 "Bypass the Obstacle on the Left"

Sign 4.8 "Bypass the Obstacle on the Left" — allows bypassing safety islands and various obstacles located on the carriageway only on the left side.

Brief application: the driver is required to comply with the sign's instruction and bypass the designated obstacle (safety island, fenced area, or other obstacle on the carriageway) specifically on the left side, not on the right.

That is, the correct answer is "Allows bypassing the obstacle only on the left side," given that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, sign 4.8 directly establishes the mandatory direction for bypassing the obstacle — only on the left side.

Sign 4.8 from section 33 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine belongs to mandatory signs. This means that it not only informs, but establishes the obligatory direction of action for the driver at a specific location on the road.

It is used where there is an obstacle or an element of traffic organization on the roadway that must be bypassed: for example, a safety island, temporary fencing due to repairs, lane narrowing, or another obstacle in your path. The sign clearly indicates from which side it is permitted to bypass.

When you see sign 4.8, you must pass so that the obstacle remains on the right side of your vehicle, that is, bypass it on the left side. Bypassing from the other side at this location would be a violation of the requirement of the mandatory sign, even if it seems "more convenient" or "freer".

Therefore, the correct answer is "Allows bypassing the obstacle only on the left side," since sign 4.8 is mandatory and establishes the only permitted direction for bypassing the obstacle — on the left side.