For answer A
In the situation in which you remain with the vehicle broken down on the carriageway, you must remove it immediately outside the carriageway. And if removing it outside the carriageway is not possible, you must move it next to the curb or shoulder, signalling the vehicle by putting into operation the hazard warning lights and by installing the reflective triangles at at least 30 meters before and after it.
The road traffic legislation does NOT oblige the installation of the reflective triangles only because you are waiting for a long time at night or because you are waiting when visibility is reduced. If you are not in a situation in which the road traffic legislation provides the obligation to install the reflective triangles, such as the situation in answer A, it is not necessary to install them.
The correct answer is: A
Regulation** - Article 155
(1) In the event of a breakdown of a motor vehicle, agricultural or forestry tractor or its trailer, the driver of the combination is obliged to remove it immediately outside the carriageway or, if it is not possible, to move it next to the curb or shoulder, placing it parallel to the axis of the road and taking measures to remedy the deficiencies or, as the case may be, for towing.
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Regulation** - Article 156
(1) If a motor vehicle, agricultural or forestry tractor 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, agricultural or forestry tractor is obliged to put into operation the hazard warning lights and to install the reflective triangles.
(2) The reflective triangles are installed in front 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 traffic participants who are approaching. In the urban area, when 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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The road traffic legislation does not provide anything in this respect.
** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (Regulation of the road traffic code)
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