Step 3 » GENERAL learning environment Category B (B, B1)

For answer  A 

In the situation in which you drive in the area of the occurrence of an accident investigated by the police, you must continue your movement with attention, respecting the indications of the traffic police officer. It must be known that in the case in which you encounter the sign “Accident” you have the obligation to drive with maximum 30 km/h in the urban area or 50 km/h outside the urban area.

For answer  B 

In such situations you must drive with attention and reduced speed, not with increased speed. The speed will be increased only at the signal of the traffic police officer who investigates the accident, through the brisk rotation of the arm.

For answer  C 

Stopping at the place of the accident is not recommended, to see what happened, as long as the police is already at the place of the accident, thus avoiding an even greater congestion of the area. But it must be known that any person who has knowledge about a road accident following which one or more persons were injured has the obligation to notify the police and to call the single emergency number 112.

The correct answer is: A

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The complete explanation of the sign --> Accident

For answer  A 

Regulation** - Article 123

The driver of a vehicle is obliged to drive with a speed which must not exceed 30 km/h in the urban area or 50 km/h outside the urban area, in the following situations:
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g) in the action area of the warning sign “Children” in the time interval 7:00-22:00, as well as of the sign “Accident”;
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For answer  B 

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 of the speed of movement of vehicles or the hurrying of the crossing of the road by pedestrians.
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For answer  C 

OUG* - Article 77

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(2) Any person who is involved or has knowledge about the occurrence of a road accident following which the death or injury of one or more persons resulted, as well as in the situation in which a vehicle which transports dangerous goods is involved in the event, is obliged to notify immediately the police and to call the national single number for emergency calls 112, existing in the telephone networks in Romania.
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* OUG = GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 195 of December 12, 2002 updated (Road Traffic Code)
** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (Road Traffic Code Regulation)