The overtaking maneuver will be performed only when it can be carried out in safety conditions for all road users. In the situation in which you encounter a slow vehicle, such as an agricultural or forestry tractor, you must move behind it until the overtaking maneuver can be carried out in safety conditions.
The correct answer is: C
OUG* - Article 45
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(3) When through the overtaking maneuver the axis that separates the directions of travel is crossed, the drivers of vehicles must make sure that from the opposite direction no vehicle is approaching and that they have sufficient space to re-enter the initial lane, where they have the obligation to return after performing the overtaking maneuver.
Regulation** - Article 118
(1) The driver of a vehicle who performs the overtaking is obliged:
a) to make sure that the one following or preceding him has not signalled the intention to start a similar maneuver and that he can overtake without endangering or hindering the traffic from the opposite direction;
b) to signal the intention to perform the overtaking;
c) to keep during the overtaking a sufficient lateral distance from the overtaken vehicle;
d) to re-enter the lane or the initial line of travel after he has signalled and made sure that he can perform this maneuver in safety conditions for the overtaken vehicle and for the other road users.
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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)
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