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Question 453 of 554

If you remain broken down in a tunnel:

A stop the operation of the engine;
B the engine must operate in order to be able to use the hazard warning lights;
C lock the motor vehicle and move away from it.
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Explanation

In the event that you remain broken down with the motor vehicle in a tunnel, you are obliged to stop the operation of the engine, to activate the hazard warning lights and to install the reflective triangles at a distance of at least 30 meters in front of and behind the motor vehicle, so that they can be observed in time by the road users who are approaching.

The correct answer is: A


Recommendations:
Obligations and prohibitions in case of technical failure - Audio-Video Lesson --> Road Traffic Code - Obligations and prohibitions in case of technical failure or when towing vehicles
Correct use of the lighting and signalling system - Audio-Video Lesson --> Road Traffic Code - The technical condition of vehicles and the lighting and light signalling system
The obligations and prohibitions of the drivers of vehicles while driving - Audio-Video Lesson --> Road Traffic Code - Obligations, prohibitions and aggressive driving

Reference articles

Regulation** - Article 141

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(3) In the case of the involuntary immobilization of the motor vehicle, agricultural or forestry tractor in underground passages or in tunnels, the driver of it is obliged to stop the operation of the engine.
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(7) Stopping or waiting in tunnels is not permitted. In emergency or danger situations the driver of the motor vehicle is permitted stopping or waiting only in the specially designated places and signalled accordingly. In case of prolonged immobilization of the motor vehicle in a tunnel, the driver of the vehicle is obliged to stop the engine.
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Regulation** - Article 156

(1) If a motor vehicle or a trailer has remained broken down on the carriageway of the road and cannot be moved outside it, the driver of the motor vehicle is obliged to activate the hazard warning lights and to install the reflective triangles.
(2) The reflective triangles are installed in front of and behind the vehicle, on the same traffic lane, at a distance of at least 30 m from it, so that they can be observed in time by the road users who are approaching. In the urban area, when the traffic is heavy, the reflective triangles may be placed at a shorter distance or even on the vehicle, so that they can be observed in time by the other drivers of vehicles.
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Regulation** - Article 114

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(5) The hazard warning lights are used in the following situations:
a) when the vehicle is involuntarily immobilized on the carriageway;
b) when the vehicle moves very slowly and/or itself constitutes a danger for the other road users;
c) when the motor vehicle, the agricultural or forestry tractor or the tram is towed.
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(6) In the situations provided in paragraph (5), the drivers of motor vehicles, agricultural or forestry tractors and trams must activate the hazard warning lights, successively, in the order of stopping and in the case in which this maneuver is required by the blocking of the traffic on the direction of travel.


** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (The Road Traffic Code Regulation)

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