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GENERAL Learning Environment Category B (B, B1)
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What categories of persons are exempted from the obligation to wear the seat belt?

A children with a height under 135 cm, only if they are fixed or fastened with the help of a child restraint system in a child seat;
B the drivers of cars, when they perform the maneuver of moving in reverse or when they wait;
C young people who have not reached 14 years of age.
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Explanation

For answer  A 

Children with a height of up to 135 cm are exempted from the obligation to wear the seat belt only if they are fixed or fastened with the help of a child restraint system in a child seat.


For answer  B 

The drivers of cars who occupy seats provided by construction with belts or approved safety devices are obliged to wear them during driving on public roads, they are exempted from the obligation to wear the seat belt when they perform the maneuver of moving in reverse or when they wait.


For answer  C 

Traffic legislation does not provide an exception from wearing the seat belt for young people who have not reached 14 years of age.


The correct answer is: A and B


Recommendations:
The obligations and prohibitions of drivers of vehicles during driving - Audio-Video Lesson --> Road Traffic Code - Obligations, prohibitions and aggressive driving
The rules that must be respected when transporting children - Audio-Video Lesson --> Obligations and prohibitions regarding the transport of children

Reference articles

For answer  A 

OUG* - Article 36

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(1^2) The drivers of motor vehicles having seats provided by construction with seat belts have the obligation to make sure that, during driving the vehicle, minors wear seat belts or are transported only in approved child restraint systems in child seats, under the conditions provided by the regulation.
[...]

Regulation** - Article 97

(1) Children with a height of up to 135 cm may be transported in motor vehicles equipped with safety systems for the driver and passengers, hereinafter referred to as safety systems, only if they are fixed or fastened with the help of a child restraint system installed in the vehicle.
[...]
(1^3) By child restraint system, within the meaning of this article, is understood an assembly of components capable of securing a child in a sitting or lying position, which may include a combination of straps or flexible elements with a fastening buckle, adjustment devices, anchoring elements and, in some cases, an additional seat and/or an impact shield, which can be anchored to a vehicle, or a system consisting of a partial restraint device used together with the seat belt with the role of securing the child or securing the device, such as, without being limited to these, child safety seat, booster seat, which can be used together with an adult seat belt, baby carrier-basket, infant seat, guiding strap, as well as belt and belt systems for children.
[...]


For answer  B 

OUG* - Article 36

(1) The drivers of motor vehicles and agricultural or forestry tractors and the persons who occupy seats provided by construction with approved belts or safety devices must wear them during driving on public roads, except for the cases provided in the regulation.
[...]

Regulation** - Article 97

​[...]
(4) Are exempted from the obligation to wear the seat belt:
a) the drivers of cars during the execution of the maneuver of moving in reverse or who wait;
b) women in visible state of pregnancy;
c) the drivers of cars who perform public passenger transport services, in taxi regime, when they transport passengers;
d) persons who have a medical certificate in which the condition that contraindicates wearing the seat belt is mentioned;
e) driving instructors, during the practical training of persons who learn to drive a motor vehicle on public roads or the examiner of the competent authority during the practical tests of the examination for obtaining the driving license.
​[...]


For answer  C 

OUG* - Article 36

[...]
(1^2) The drivers of motor vehicles having seats provided by construction with seat belts have the obligation to make sure that, during driving the vehicle, minors wear seat belts or are transported only in approved child restraint systems in child seats, under the conditions provided by the regulation.
[...]

Regulation** - Article 97

(1) Children with a height of up to 135 cm may be transported in motor vehicles equipped with safety systems for the driver and passengers, hereinafter referred to as safety systems, only if they are fixed or fastened with the help of a child restraint system installed in the vehicle.
[...]
(1^2) Children with a height over 135 cm may be transported in vehicles equipped with safety systems only if they wear adult safety belts, adjusted so that they do not pass over the neck or face area, or if they are fixed or fastened with the help of a child restraint system installed in the vehicle.
[...]


* 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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