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In the given situation you are driving on a two-way road and on the opposite direction there is a fixed obstacle. Considering that the obstacle is not on your direction of travel and that the road you are driving on is not on a slope, you can continue your journey without having the obligation to give priority to vehicles coming from the opposite direction.
In the situation in which the road you are driving on had been on a slope, you would have had the obligation to give priority to vehicles that are going uphill, because on the direction of travel of those going uphill there is a fixed obstacle.
The correct answer is: C
OUG* - Article 45
(1) Overtaking is the maneuver by which a vehicle passes ahead of another vehicle or past an obstacle, located on the same direction of travel, by changing the direction of travel and leaving the traffic lane or the line of vehicles in which it was initially.
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(3) When through the overtaking maneuver the vehicle crosses over the axis that separates the directions of travel, the drivers of vehicles must 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 are obliged 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 by the presence of other road users, which requires passing on the opposite direction, is obliged to reduce speed and, if necessary, to stop to allow the passage of vehicles coming from the opposite direction.
Regulation** - Article 135
The driver of a vehicle is obliged to give priority also in the following situations:
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e) when travelling on a slope towards the one going uphill, if on the direction of travel of the one going uphill there is a fixed obstacle. In this situation the maneuver is not considered overtaking within the meaning of the provisions of art. 120 letter j);
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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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