The overtaking maneuver will be carried out only when it can be carried out in safety conditions for all road users. In the situation in which you meet a slow vehicle, such as an agricultural or forestry tractor, you must move behind it until the overtaking maneuver can be carried out in safety conditions.
The correct answer is: C
OUG* - Article 45
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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 carrying out the overtaking maneuver.
Regulation** - Article 118
(1) The driver of a vehicle who carries out overtaking is obliged:
a) to make sure that the one who follows or precedes him has not signalled the intention to begin a similar maneuver and that he can overtake without endangering or without hindering the traffic from the opposite direction;
b) to signal the intention of carrying out the overtaking;
c) to keep during overtaking a sufficient lateral distance from the overtaken vehicle;
d) to re-enter the initial lane or line of traffic after he has signalled and made sure that he can carry out this maneuver in safety conditions for the overtaken vehicle and for the other road users.
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* OUG = GOVERNMENT 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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