The passengers in taxis are not exempted from the obligation to wear the seat belt, but the drivers of cars who perform public passenger transport services, in taxi regime, when they transport passengers, are exempted from the obligation to wear the seat belt.
The suffering persons will be exempted from the obligation to wear the seat belt only if they have a medical certificate in which the condition that contraindicates wearing the seat belt is mentioned. In answer B the existence of such a medical certificate is not specified.
The examiner, during the carrying out of the practical tests of the exam for obtaining the driving licence, is exempted from the obligation to wear the seat belt.
The correct answer is: C
Regulation** - Article 97
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(4) Are exempted from the obligation to wear the seat belt:
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c) the drivers of cars who perform public passenger transport services, in taxi regime, when they transport passengers;
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(5) The persons provided in paragraph (4) letter d) are obliged to have with them the medical certificate, in the content of which the validity period of it must be mentioned.
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Regulation** - Article 97
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(4) Are exempted from the obligation to wear the seat belt:
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d) the persons who have a medical certificate in which the condition that contraindicates wearing the seat belt is mentioned;
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(5) The persons provided in paragraph (4) letter d) are obliged to have with them the medical certificate, in the content of which the validity period of it must be mentioned.
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OUG* - Article 36
(1) The drivers of motor vehicles and agricultural or forestry tractors and the persons who occupy seats provided by construction with homologated seat belts or safety devices must wear them during the travel on public roads, except for the cases provided in the regulation.
(1^1) The drivers of motor vehicles having seats provided by construction with seat belts must inform the passengers about the legal obligation to wear them during the travel on public roads.
(1^2) The drivers of motor vehicles having seats provided by construction with seat belts have the obligation to make sure that, during the driving of the vehicle, the minors wear the seat belts or are transported only in homologated child restraint systems, under the conditions provided by the regulation.
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Regulation** - Article 97
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(4) Are exempted from the obligation to wear the seat belt:
a) the drivers of cars during the maneuver of moving in reverse or who are waiting;
b) women visibly pregnant;
c) the drivers of cars who perform public passenger transport services, in taxi regime, when they transport passengers;
d) the persons who have a medical certificate in which the condition that contraindicates wearing the seat belt is mentioned;
e) the driving instructors, during the practical training of the persons who learn to drive a motor vehicle on public roads or the examiner of the competent authority during the carrying out of the practical tests of the exam for obtaining the driving licence.
(5) The persons provided in paragraph (4) letter d) are obliged to have with them the medical certificate, in the content of which the validity period of it must be mentioned.
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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 (Regulation of the road traffic code)
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