Even if from the opposite direction no other vehicle is approaching, the overtaking is still prohibited for us because the marking separating the directions of travel with a continuous line will be crossed.
Overtaking is prohibited in curves and in any other places where visibility is reduced below 50 m, but in this case the curve is quite far away and has visibility over 50 meters, and before we reach the curve we are first prohibited from performing the overtaking by the marking.
In this situation you perform the overtaking of the truck and you encounter the road marking formed by a continuous line and a broken line placed side by side, you must respect the meaning of the line closest to the direction of travel, in this case the closest line is the continuous line, a line that prohibits crossing it, and the overtaking maneuver is prohibited when the continuous marking that separates the directions of travel is crossed. Therefore, in the given situation you perform the overtaking maneuver unlawfully.
The correct answer is: C
Regulation** - Article 120
(1) Is prohibited the overtaking of vehicles:
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i) when for performing the maneuver the continuous marking, single or double, that separates the directions of travel is crossed, and the motor vehicle travels, even partially, on the opposite direction, or the marking that delimits the prohibited area is crossed;
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Regulation** - Article 120
(1) Is prohibited the overtaking of vehicles:
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c) in curves and in any other places where visibility is reduced below 50 m;
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Regulation** - Article 77
(2) The longitudinal marking formed by a continuous line, single or double, prohibits crossing it.
Regulation** - Article 78
The longitudinal marking formed by a broken line, single or double, allows crossing it, if the maneuver or the regulations imposed require this.
Regulation** - Article 79
(3) In the case of the longitudinal marking formed by a continuous line and a broken line placed side by side, the driver of the vehicle must respect the meaning of the line closest to the direction of travel.
Regulation** - Article 120
(1) Is prohibited the overtaking of vehicles:
[...]
i) when for performing the maneuver the continuous marking, single or double, that separates the directions of travel is crossed, and the motor vehicle travels, even partially, on the opposite direction, or the marking that delimits the prohibited area is crossed;
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** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (Road Traffic Code Regulation)
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