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The special warning signals with light of blue colour, together with the sound ones, oblige you to give priority, and in order to give priority you must reduce the travelling speed and move as close as possible to the edge of the road, in the direction of travel, more exactly as close as possible to the curb or to the shoulder on the right side.

In the case in which, for giving priority, it is necessary also to stop, you must do it. A good example would be the intersections in which it is necessary to stop in order to be able to give priority to these motor vehicles with priority traffic regime.

In case someone asks again in the comments about the lack of sound signals you can give this as an answer:

According to the road legislation, the vehicles that are equipped with light and sound warning means, such as ambulances, police cars and fire trucks, have priority only when both warning means are in operation. Thus, if such a vehicle has in operation only the light warning means and not also the sound ones, it is not mandatory to give priority to it.

At the official exam tick the correct answers exactly as here on Școala Rutieră so that they are considered correct answers.

OUG 195/2002 - § 9. Motor vehicles with priority traffic regime - Article 61

(1) Only the motor vehicles provided at art. 32 paragraph (2) letter a) and b), when they move in intervention actions or in missions that have emergency character, have priority traffic regime. To have priority, these motor vehicles must have in operation the light and sound signals.

The correct answer is: C

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For answer A

See legal articles from answer C.

For answer B

OUG* - Article 32

(1) The special warning light signals are emitted intermittent by the lighting devices mounted on motor vehicles and have the following meanings:
a) the red light obliges the traffic participants to stop in the direction of travel as close as possible to the edge of the road;
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(2) Are authorised to use special warning light signals:
a) for the red light - the motor vehicles belonging to the police and firefighters;
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OUG* - Article 37

(1) The drivers of vehicles are obliged to stop immediately, on the shoulder or, in its absence, as close as possible to the edge of the road or the curb of the sidewalk, in the direction of travel, at the approach and at the passing of the motor vehicles with priority traffic regime that have in operation the special red light and sound warning means.
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For answer C

OUG* - Article 32

(1) The special warning light signals are emitted intermittent by the lighting devices mounted on motor vehicles and have the following meanings:
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b) the blue light obliges the traffic participants to give priority;
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(2) Are authorised to use special warning light signals:
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b) for the blue light - the motor vehicles belonging to the police, gendarmerie, border police, the Romanian Customs Authority, the National Agency for Fiscal Administration, the ambulance or forensic medicine service, civil protection, the public Salvamont and Salvaspeo services organised by the county councils and the local councils, the Ministry of National Defence that accompany military columns, the special units of the Romanian Intelligence Service and of the Protection and Guard Service, the National Administration of Penitentiaries within the Ministry of Justice, as well as the service motor vehicles of the prosecutors from the Public Ministry, when they move in intervention actions or in missions that have emergency character;
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(3) The motor vehicles provided at paragraph (2) letter a) and b) must be equipped also with special sound warning means.
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OUG* - Article 37

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(2) The drivers of vehicles are obliged to reduce the speed, to move as close as possible to the edge of the road in the direction of travel and to give priority at the passing of the motor vehicles with priority traffic regime that have in operation the special blue light and sound warning means.
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Regulation** - Article 130

The driver of the vehicle who approaches the entrance into an intersection, simultaneously with a motor vehicle with priority traffic regime that has in operation the light and sound signals, has the obligation to give it priority.

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