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The drivers of motor vehicles and agricultural or forestry tractors are obliged to use also during the day the low-beam headlights (dipped beam) or the daytime running lights “DRL”, when they drive on public roads. This obligation will be respected regardless of the category of the public road on which they drive.

We draw attention that this rule is valid only during the day, not during the night. To understand this rule better we give the following example:

A driver of a truck who drives during the day, in normal conditions, is obliged to activate either the low-beam headlights (that is dipped beam), or the daytime running lights (DRL), as he considers, or he may even use both at the same time. But if he drives during the night, regardless of whether the road is or is not illuminated, the option to choose to activate the daytime running lights (DRL) instead of the low-beam headlights (dipped beam) is NO longer valid and he is obliged to use the low-beam headlights (dipped beam) or the high-beam headlights, depending on the degree of illumination of the public road on which he drives.

More information about the obligation to drive also during the day with the low-beam headlights or the daytime running lights activated can be found here - The obligation to use the low-beam headlights (dipped beam) or the DRL lights during the day.

The correct answer is: A

Recommendations:

The correct use of the lighting and signalling system - Audio-Video Lesson --> Road Traffic Code - The technical condition of vehicles and the lighting and signalling system

The obligations and prohibitions of drivers during the movement - Audio-Video Lesson --> Road Traffic Code - Obligations, prohibitions and aggressive driving

Regulation** - Article 114

(1) The drivers of motor vehicles, agricultural or forestry tractors and trams are obliged to use their lighting and/or signalling systems, as follows:
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b) the low-beam headlights or the high-beam headlights, while driving, both in the urban area and outside the urban area, according to the degree of illumination of the public road;
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OUG* - Article 44

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(2) In the traffic on all categories of public roads the drivers of motor vehicles and agricultural or forestry tractors are obliged to use also during the day the low-beam headlights or the daytime running lights.
(3) The drivers of motorcycles and mopeds are obliged to use the low-beam headlights throughout their movement on public roads.
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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 (Road Traffic Code Regulation)