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The red signal of the traffic light prohibits the crossing, both to the drivers of vehicles and to pedestrians. The drivers of vehicles must stop before the stopping marking or for the pedestrian crossing, and in its absence, at the traffic light. If the traffic light is installed above or on the other side of the intersection and there is no stopping marking, the stopping will be made before the edge of the carriageway of the road that is about to be intersected.

The correct answer is: A

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OUG* - Article 30

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(3) The light signals for directing the traffic in intersections have the following meanings:
a) the green signal allows the crossing;
b) the red signal prohibits the crossing;
c) the yellow signal together with the red signal prohibit the crossing.
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Regulation** - Article 47

(2) According to the number of lighting bodies, the traffic lights are:
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b) with two lighting bodies, for pedestrians and drivers of bicycles or electric scooters;
c) with three lighting bodies, for vehicles;
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Regulation** - Article 52

(1) The red signal prohibits the crossing.
(2) At the red signal the vehicle must be stopped before the stopping marking or, as the case may be, for the pedestrian crossing, and in its absence, at the traffic light. If the traffic light is installed above or on the other side of the intersection, in the absence of the stopping marking or for the pedestrian crossing, the vehicle must be stopped before the edge of the carriageway of the road that is about to be intersected.
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Regulation** - Article 58

Article 58
(1) The light signals for pedestrians are green and red. These function correlated with the signals for directing the traffic of vehicles.
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Regulation** - Article 59

(1) The green signal allows the crossing.
(2) When the green signal begins to work intermittently it means that the time allocated for crossing the road is running out and the red signal follows. In this case the pedestrian caught in crossing the road must hurry the crossing, and if the road is provided with a refuge or a space prohibited to the traffic of vehicles, to wait on it for the appearance of the green signal.

Regulation** - Article 60

The intermittent green signal and the red signal prohibit the pedestrians from starting to cross on the carriageway.

* OUG = EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 195 of December 12, 2002 updated (Road traffic code)
** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (Regulation of the road traffic code)