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The driver of the vehicle involved in a traffic accident following which only the damaging of the vehicles and/or other material damages resulted (without victims), is obliged to remove immediately the vehicle outside the carriageway or, if the condition of the vehicle does not allow this, to move it as close as possible to the curb or shoulder, signalling its presence and to present themselves to the competent police unit in whose area the accident occurred within a period of no more than 24 hours from the occurrence of the event for drawing up the ascertainment documents.

To this obligation to present yourselves to the competent police unit in whose area the accident occurred within a period of no more than 24 hours from the occurrence of the event, the following exceptions are provided:

• the drivers of the vehicles who conclude an amicable accident ascertainment, under the law;
• the driver of the vehicle who holds optional motor damage insurance, and the traffic accident resulted only in the damaging of their own vehicle.

The correct answer is: A

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OUG* - Article 79

(1) The drivers of vehicles involved in a traffic accident following which only the damaging of the vehicles and/or other material damages resulted are obliged:
a) to remove immediately the vehicles outside the carriageway or, if the condition of the vehicles does not allow this, to move them as close as possible to the curb or shoulder, signalling their presence;
b) to present themselves to the competent police unit in whose area the accident occurred within a period of no more than 24 hours from the occurrence of the event for drawing up the ascertainment documents.
(2) The following are exempted from the obligations provided in paragraph (1) letter b)*):
a) the drivers of the vehicles who conclude an amicable accident ascertainment, under the law;
b) the driver of the vehicle who holds optional motor damage insurance, and the traffic accident resulted only in the damaging of their own vehicle.

* OUG = GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 195 of December 12, 2002 updated (Road Traffic Code)