When on your lane you encounter an obstacle and in order to pass it you must enter the opposite lane, and from the front another vehicle is approaching, you must reduce the speed of travel and if needed stop to wait for the passing of the vehicle that moves in compliance with the traffic rules from the opposite direction, after which you can pass the obstacle.
The correct answer is: A
OUG* - Article 45
(1) Overtaking is the maneuver through which a vehicle passes in front of another vehicle or past an obstacle, located on the same direction of travel, by changing the direction of travel and exiting the traffic lane or the line of vehicles in which it was initially located.
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(3) When through the overtaking maneuver the axis that separates the directions of travel is crossed, the drivers of vehicles are obliged to make sure that from the opposite direction no vehicle is approaching and that they have sufficient space to re-enter the initial lane, where they have the obligation to return after performing the overtaking maneuver.
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Regulation** - Article 132
The driver of the vehicle whose forward movement is obstructed by an obstacle or the presence of other traffic participants, which requires passing on the opposite direction, is obliged to reduce the speed and, if needed, to stop to allow the passing of the vehicles that move in compliance with the traffic rules from the opposite direction.
* OUG = GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 195 of December 12, 2002 updated (Road Traffic Code)
** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (Regulation of the Road Traffic Code)
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