In addition to the obligation to stop at the signals of the traffic police officer, the participants in traffic are obliged to stop also at the signal of the blind, a signal made by raising the white cane, when they cross the street. Failure to respect the meaning of this signal is sanctioned with a fine provided in the second class of sanctions.
The correct answer is: B
The road legislation does not provide anything in this regard.
Regulation** - Article 89
(1) Stopping the participants in traffic is mandatory also at the signals given by:
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e) blind persons, by raising the white cane, when they cross the street;
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OUG* - Article 100
(1) Constitute contraventions and are sanctioned with the fine provided in the second class of sanctions the following acts committed by natural persons:
1. failure to respect the signals of the border police officers in the state border crossing points of Romania, of the traffic guides of the Ministry of National Defense, of the fiscal bodies within the National Agency for Fiscal Administration, of the railway agents, of the persons designated for directing the traffic, on the road sectors on which rehabilitation works are carried out, as well as those of the school traffic patrols and of the blind;
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Regulation** - Article 112
The drivers of vehicles signal with the means of warning light, sound or with the arm, as the case may be, before performing any maneuver or for avoiding an immediate danger.
Regulation** - Article 113
(1) The means of sound warning must be used from a distance of at least 25 m from those to whom they are addressed, for a duration of time that ensures the perception of the signal and without determining them to maneuvers that may endanger the safety of traffic.
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* 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)
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