In the given situation you are approaching an intersection and you encounter the sign “Stop”. This sign obliges you to stop for making sure and to give priority to all vehicles that move in compliance with the traffic rules on the priority road. We draw attention that stopping at the “Stop” sign is mandatory, regardless of whether or not other vehicles are moving on the priority road at that moment.
Considering that in this situation you encounter a pedestrian crossing, if there are pedestrians who are crossing the road in compliance with the rules, on your direction of travel, you have the obligation to give priority also to them.
After stopping, making sure and giving priority you can cross the intersection.
In this situation you are NOT driving on a priority road. On the contrary, you are driving on a non-priority road, this is confirmed by the “Stop” sign.
You must never let yourself be influenced by the fact that the other traffic participants have made sure and you must not rely completely on the signals given by them. Always the checking will be made individually. Moreover, the “Stop” sign obliges to stop, in which case you cannot enter the intersection at the same time with the van and the car because that would mean not respecting the obligation to stop.
The correct answer is: A
Regulation** - Article 81
(1) The transverse marking consisting of a continuous line, applied on the width of one or more lanes, indicates the line before which the vehicle must be stopped when encountering the “Stop” sign. Such a marking can be used to indicate the stopping line imposed by a light signal, by a command of the traffic police officer who directs the traffic, by the presence of a level crossing with a railway, with a tram line or of a pedestrian crossing. Before the marking that accompanies the “Stop” sign the inscription “Stop” can be applied on the carriageway.
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** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (The Road Traffic Code Regulation)
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