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For answer  A 

The road legislation DOES NOT provide the obligation to use the position lights when the vehicle you are driving has broken down on the carriageway.

For answer  B 

In the situation in which you remain with the vehicle broken down on the carriageway, you must move it immediately outside the carriageway. And if moving it outside the carriageway is not possible, you must move it next to the curb or shoulder, signalling the vehicle by turning on the hazard warning lights and by installing the reflective triangles at least 30 meters before and after it.

For answer  C 

The road legislation provides that only the drivers of vehicles and agricultural or forestry tractors with a maximum authorized mass greater than 3.5 tonnes must wear, mandatorily, fluorescent-reflective protective-warning equipment when carrying out interventions on the vehicle which is on the carriageway of the public road. This obligation does not apply to drivers of vehicles in category B.

The correct answer is: B

Recommendations:

Obligations and prohibitions in case of technical malfunction - Audio-Video Lesson --> Road Code - Obligations and prohibitions in case of technical malfunction or when towing vehicles

Correct use of the lighting and signalling system - Audio-Video Lesson --> Road Code - Technical condition of vehicles and lighting and light signalling system

Obligations and prohibitions of vehicle drivers during travel - Audio-Video Lesson --> Road Code - Obligations, prohibitions and aggressive driving

For answer  A 

Regulation** - Article 114

(1) The drivers of motor vehicles, agricultural or forestry tractors and trams are obliged to use their lighting and/or signalling installations, as follows:
a) the position or parking lights during the immobilization of the vehicle on the carriageway outside the urban areas, from dusk until dawn, during the day when it rains torrentially, snows heavily or there is thick fog or in other conditions which reduce visibility on the public road;
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For answer  B 

Regulation** - Article 155

(1) In the event of the breakdown of a motor vehicle, agricultural or forestry tractor or its trailer, the driver of the combination is obliged to move it immediately outside the carriageway or, if this 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, to tow.
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Regulation** - Article 156

(1) If a motor vehicle, agricultural or forestry tractor or a trailer has 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 turn on 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 lane, at a distance of at least 30 m from it, so that they can be noticed in time by the traffic participants who are approaching. In urban areas, when the traffic is heavy, the reflective triangles may be placed at a shorter distance or even on the vehicle, so that they can be noticed in time by the other vehicle drivers.
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For answer  C 

OUG* - Article 35

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(6) The drivers of motor vehicles and agricultural or forestry tractors with a maximum authorized mass greater than 3.5 tonnes are obliged to wear fluorescent-reflective protective-warning equipment when carrying out interventions on the vehicle which is on the carriageway of the public road.
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* OUG = GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 195 of December 12, 2002 updated (Road Code)
** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (Road Code Regulation)