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The red colour signal of the traffic light prohibits crossing both to the drivers of vehicles and to pedestrians.

The correct answer is: A

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OUG* - Article 30

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(3) The light signals for directing the traffic in intersections have the following meanings:
a) the green colour signal allows crossing;
b) the red colour signal prohibits crossing;
c) the yellow colour signal together with the red colour signal prohibit crossing.
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Regulation** - Article 47

(2) According to the number of lighting units, the traffic lights are:
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b) with two lighting units, for pedestrians and drivers of bicycles or electric scooters;
c) with three lighting units, for vehicles;
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Regulation** - Article 52

(1) The red colour signal prohibits crossing.
(2) At the red colour signal the vehicle must be stopped before the marking for stopping or, as the case may be, for the pedestrian crossing, and in its absence, at the traffic light. If the traffic light is installed above or on the other side of the intersection, in the absence of the marking for stopping or for the pedestrian crossing, the vehicle must be stopped before the edge of the carriageway of the road that is about to be intersected.
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Regulation** - Article 58

Article 58
(1) The light signals for pedestrians are green and red. They operate in correlation with the signals for directing the traffic of vehicles.
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Regulation** - Article 59

(1) The green colour signal allows crossing.
(2) When the green colour signal begins to operate intermittently it means that the time allocated to crossing the road is running out and the red signal follows. In this case the pedestrian caught while crossing the road must hurry the crossing, and if the road is provided with a refuge or space prohibited to the traffic of vehicles, to wait on it for the appearance of the green colour signal.

Regulation** - Article 60

The intermittent green colour signal and the red colour signal prohibit pedestrians from entering the carriageway to cross.

* OUG = 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)