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

For answer  A 

The sign “Traffic in both directions” does not prohibit and is not involved in the prohibition of the overtaking maneuver. It is encountered at the exit from a public road with one-way traffic and has the role of warning the driver that on the next road section traffic will be in both directions.

For answer  B 

The overtaking maneuver is prohibited only when the tram station is without a refuge for pedestrians, without specifying a distance from which this maneuver is prohibited, and in this answer option it is not specified whether the station has or has not a refuge for pedestrians and specifies “at a distance less than 50 m from the tram station”. Therefore, this answer cannot be considered correct.

For answer  C 

The Regulation prohibits the overtaking of vehicles on pedestrian crossings.

Attention! Is prohibited the overtaking of all vehicles, including the overtaking of vehicles without motor, such as the overtaking of bicycles, regardless of whether or not the longitudinal marking for separating the traffic directions is violated.

The correct answer is: C

Recommendations:

The full explanation of the sign  --> Traffic in both directions

The overtaking maneuver and the places where overtaking is prohibited - Audio-Video Lesson --> Road Traffic Code - Overtaking

For answer  A 

The road legislation does not provide anything in this regard.

For answer  B 

Regulation** - Article 120

(1) Is prohibited the overtaking of vehicles:
[...]
g) at the tram station, when it is stopped, and the station is not provided with a refuge for pedestrians;
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Regulation** - Article 107

[...]
(4) When the tram is stopped in a station without a refuge for pedestrians, the vehicles must stop in the order of arrival, behind it, and resume their movement only after the tram doors have been closed and they have made sure that they do not endanger the safety of pedestrians engaged in crossing the public road.

For answer  C 

Regulation** - Article 120

(1) Is prohibited the overtaking of vehicles:
[...]
e) on the pedestrian crossings signalled with signs and markings;
[...]

** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (The Road Traffic Code Regulation)