33.7. Road Sign Plates

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33.7.1. The depicted supplementary plate indicates:

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Clause 33.7 — 33 "Road Signs", 7 "Plates to Road Signs", plate 7.2.1 "Area of Effect"

Plate 7.2.1 "Area of Effect" indicates the length of a hazardous section marked by warning signs, or the area of effect of prohibitory and informational-indicative signs.

That is, the correct answer is "The length of the hazardous section or the area of effect of prohibitory and informational-indicative signs," given that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, plate 7.2.1 "Area of Effect" specifically indicates the length (extent) of the hazardous section or the area of effect of the corresponding road signs.

Plate 7.2.1 with two arrows on the sides and a number in the middle is used together with the main road sign and is always placed directly below it. Its purpose is not to “explain where the sign is located,” but to indicate the distance over which the information or requirement of this sign applies.

According to Section 33 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, plate 7.2.1 “Area of effect” indicates the length (i.e., the extent) of the hazardous section warned about by the corresponding warning sign, or the boundaries of the effect of prohibitory and informational-indicative signs. The two arrows on the left and right logically suggest that it refers specifically to a section of the road, not a point or direction.

For example, if such a plate with an indication of 200 m is placed under a warning sign (dangerous turn, slippery road, etc.), this means that the hazardous section lasts for 200 meters. If the plate is placed under a prohibitory sign (for example, speed limit), then the indicated value means that the prohibition will apply to the specified section of the road.

It is important not to confuse 7.2.1 with plate 7.1.1, which indicates the distance to an object or to the location of a sign ahead. Plate 7.2.1 does not show “how much distance remains to the beginning,” but rather “how long the effect/hazardous section will last.”

Therefore, the correct answer is “The length of the hazardous section or the area of effect of prohibitory and informational-indicative signs,” since plate 7.2.1 according to the Traffic Rules defines the length of the road section to which the warning or effect of the sign under which it is installed applies.

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