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The participants in traffic must respect the traffic rules, the signals, the indications and the orders of the traffic police officer, as well as the meaning of the different types of road signalling means, in the following order of priority:

• the signals, the indications and the orders of the traffic police officer will be respected with priority over all the other signalling means (these having the highest degree of priority);
• in the absence of the traffic police officer, we will respect with priority: the special warning signals, luminous and sound, of the motor vehicles with priority traffic regime (provided in art. 32 paragraph 2 letter a and b of OUG);
• in the absence of the special warning signals, luminous and sound, of the motor vehicles with priority traffic regime, we will respect with priority the temporary signalling and/or the electronic signs, which modify the normal regime of traffic flow;
• in the absence of the temporary signalling which modifies the normal regime of traffic flow, we will respect with priority: the luminous or sound signals;
• in the absence of the luminous or sound signals, we will respect with priority: the road signs;
• in the absence of the road signs, we will respect with priority: the road markings;
• in the absence of the road markings, we will respect with priority: the traffic rules.

The signals, the indications and the orders of the traffic police officer will be respected with priority regardless of the situation. Therefore, in the situation in which the traffic police officer addresses you a signal to pass, you are obliged to respect the signal addressed by him, even if the traffic light indicates the red colour.

The correct answer is: C

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OUG* - Article 31

The participants in traffic must respect the traffic rules, the signals, the indications and the orders of the traffic police officer, as well as the meaning of the different types of road signalling means, in the following order of priority:
a) the signals, the indications and the orders of the traffic police officer;
b) the special warning signals, luminous or sound, of the motor vehicles, provided in art. 32 paragraph (2) letter a) and b);
c) the temporary signalling and/or the electronic signs, which modify the normal regime of traffic flow;
d) the luminous or sound signals;
e) the signs;
f) the markings;
g) the traffic rules.

Regulation** - Article 88

(1) The signals of the police officer who directs the traffic have the following meanings:
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e) the brisk rotation of the arm signifies the increase in the speed of movement of the vehicles or the speeding up of the pedestrians crossing the road.
(2) The traffic police officer who directs the traffic may make a signal with the arm for the vehicle to advance, to overtake, to pass in front or behind him, to bypass him on the left or right side, and the pedestrians to cross the road or to stop.
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* OUG = EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 195 of December 12, 2002 updated (Road Traffic Code)
** Regulation = REGULATION for the application of OUG 195/2002 updated (Road Traffic Code Regulation)