Width limitUkraine
Traffic rules
Ukraine
1. Width limit
A width limit prohibits vehicles or vehicle combinations whose total width exceeds the value shown from entering or passing a road section, bridge, tunnel, gateway or other narrow passage. The width includes the vehicle’s load and any equipment or objects extending from its sides.
Drivers must know the maximum travelling width of their vehicle and load, observe advance warnings and use an alternative route when necessary. They should never enter when sufficient lateral clearance is uncertain.
What does a posted vehicle-width restriction mean in Ukraine?
Sign 3.17 prohibits vehicles whose overall width, with or without a load, exceeds the stated value. Check the actual sign and any conditions before entering; apparent physical space does not cancel the restriction.
🔗 pdr.infotech.gov.ua • Traffic Rules Section 15 — stopping and parking
Vehicles wider than indicated prohibited.
English • Traffic sign 3.17 • Width limit. Vehicles wider than 2.7 m, loaded or unloaded, are prohibited.
Українська • 3.17 • Обмеження ширини. Заборонений рух транспортних засобів, ширина яких з вантажем або без нього перевищує 2,7 м.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Zakon.rada.gov.ua • Правила дорожнього руху • розділ 33 • 3.17
🔗 Pdr.infotech.gov.ua • ДП «ІНФОТЕХ» • пояснення та зображення • 3.17
🔗 Web.testpdr.com • Зображення • 3.17
SVG source: Government of Ukraine • Public domain • Original revision 2023-05-05. Wikimedia original unmodified.
How should you check the width of a loaded vehicle in Ukraine?
Check the vehicle and any projecting load or equipment. The legal measurement may exclude particular fittings such as mirrors, depending on local rules, but those fittings still need physical space to pass safely. Never assume the statutory measurement guarantees sufficient real-world clearance.
🔗 pdr.infotech.gov.ua • Traffic Rules Section 15 — stopping and parking
Can a driver ignore a width restriction if the road looks wide enough in Ukraine?
No. A regulatory width limit must be obeyed unless an applicable exemption or authorised arrangement permits entry. Check your route before driving a wide van, trailer or load through a narrow town, bridge or roadworks section.
🔗 pdr.infotech.gov.ua • Traffic Rules Section 15 — stopping and parking
