You can signal with the horn and with the lights, in order to prevent that person from crossing or to retreat to the sidewalk, although there are small chances that that elderly person will have time to react, but before that you must take the measures from answer B, those are the most important.
If a pedestrian, whether or not they are an elderly person, crosses the public road irregularly in front of you, it is recommended to reduce speed in time and to take all measures to avoid hitting the person who is crossing. It does not matter if the pedestrian crosses irregularly, as long as you observe in time and you can avoid the accident, you must do it.
Although the traffic legislation specifies that pedestrians who are hit as a result of crossing in prohibited places bear full responsibility for their accident, this does not mean that if we can avoid such an unpleasant event, we have the right to hit the pedestrian because they crossed in a prohibited place. This act, in case of an accident, can bring you a criminal case for bodily injury or even manslaughter, because you could have avoided the accident but you chose to produce it, according to the criminal code.
The correct answer is: B
The traffic legislation does not provide anything in this regard.
Criminal Code*** - Article 16
Culpability
(1) The act constitutes an offence only if it was committed with the form of culpability required by the criminal law.
(2) Culpability exists when the act is committed with intent, by negligence or with exceeded intent.
(3) The act is committed with intent when the perpetrator:
a) foresees the result of his act, pursuing its production by committing that act;
b) foresees the result of his act and, although he does not pursue it, accepts the possibility of its production.
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OUG* - Article 72
(1) Pedestrians are obliged to move only on the sidewalk, and in its absence, on the shoulder on the left side of the road, in their direction of travel. When the shoulder is also missing, pedestrians are obliged to walk as close as possible to the edge on the left side of the carriageway, in their direction of travel.
(2) Pedestrians have priority over drivers of vehicles only when they are engaged in crossing public roads through specially designated places, marked and properly signalled, or at the green light of the traffic light intended for pedestrians.
(3) The crossing of the public road by pedestrians is done perpendicular to its axis, only through specially designated and properly signalled places, and in their absence, in urban areas, at the street corner, only after making sure that they can do it without danger for themselves and for the other road users.
(4) Pedestrians surprised and hit as a result of crossing through prohibited places, at the red light of the traffic light intended for them, or of not respecting other obligations established by the traffic rules bear full responsibility for their accident, provided that the driver of the respective vehicle has respected the legal provisions regarding traffic through that sector.
[...]
Criminal Code*** - Article 16
Culpability
(1) The act constitutes an offence only if it was committed with the form of culpability required by the criminal law.
(2) Culpability exists when the act is committed with intent, by negligence or with exceeded intent.
(3) The act is committed with intent when the perpetrator:
a) foresees the result of his act, pursuing its production by committing that act;
b) foresees the result of his act and, although he does not pursue it, accepts the possibility of its production.
[...]
* OUG = GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 195 of December 12, 2002 updated (Traffic Code)
*** Criminal Code = CRIMINAL CODE of July 17, 2009 updated (LAW no. 286/2009)
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