The obligation to give priority applies only in the case of pedestrians who are crossing on your direction of travel, and not in the case of pedestrians who move on the other direction of travel.
Considering that you have the obligation to give priority to them, you are strictly prohibited to slip through among them, it would be a case of failure to give priority.
You have the obligation to give priority to the pedestrian who crosses the public road, through a specially designated place, marked and signalled accordingly or at the green light of the traffic light intended for him, when he is on your direction of travel.
The correct answer is: C
Regulation** - Article 123
The driver of a vehicle is obliged to drive with a speed that does not exceed 30 km/h in the urban area or 50 km/h outside built-up area, in the following situations:
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h) at pedestrian crossings without traffic lights, signalled by signs and markings, when the public road has at most one lane per direction, and the pedestrians who are on the sidewalk, in the immediate vicinity of the carriageway, intend to start crossing;
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Regulation** - Article 135
The driver of a vehicle is obliged to give priority also in the following situations:
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h) to the pedestrian who crosses the public road, through a specially designated place, marked and signalled accordingly or at the green light of the traffic light intended for him, when he is on the direction of travel of the vehicle.
OUG* - Article 101
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(3) It constitutes contravention and is sanctioned with the fine provided in class III of sanctions and with the application of the complementary contravention sanction of suspension of the right to drive for a period of 60 days the committing by the driver of the motor vehicle, agricultural or forestry tractor or tram of the following acts:
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e) failure to give priority to pedestrians engaged in the regular crossing of the public road through the specially designated and signalled places, who are on the direction of travel of the motor vehicle, agricultural or forestry tractor or tram;
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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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