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The drivers of motor vehicles, agricultural or forestry tractors and trams are obliged to use the dipped-beam headlights (low beam) when it rains heavily, snows heavily or in other conditions that reduce visibility on the road, regardless of whether driving takes place during the day or at night.

And in the case where visibility is reduced due to dense fog, the dipped-beam headlights will be used, as well as the front fog lights (if it is equipped with such fog lights, also called front fog lights), and the rear fog lights with red light.

Although the road legislation has been updated and at this moment it is mandatory that when driving during the daytime on all categories of public roads, driving must take place with the dipped-beam headlights (low beam) or daytime running lights (DRL) on, the answer to this question remains correct and compliant with the legislation.

To understand this rule better we give the following example: A driver of a motor vehicle is driving during the daytime, in optimal visibility conditions, in which case the driver has the obligation to switch on either the dipped-beam headlights (that is, low beam), or the daytime running lights (DRL), as the driver considers, or may even use both at the same time. However, if the driver is driving in reduced visibility conditions on the road, the option to choose to switch on the daytime running lights (DRL) instead of the dipped-beam headlights (low beam) NO longer applies because the road legislation provides that in this case it is mandatory to use the dipped-beam headlights (low beam), without leaving the option to use the daytime running lights (DRL) instead of the dipped-beam headlights.

You can find more information about the obligation to drive also during the daytime with the dipped-beam headlights or with the daytime running lights on here - Obligation to use the dipped-beam headlights (low beam) or the DRL lights during the day.

The correct answer is: C

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Regulation** - Article 114

(1) The drivers of motor vehicles, agricultural or forestry tractors and trams are obliged to use the lighting and/or signalling installations of these, as follows:
a) the parking or standing lights when the vehicle is stopped on the carriageway outside the urban area, from dusk until dawn, during the day when it rains heavily, snows heavily or there is dense fog or in other conditions that reduce visibility on the public road;
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c) the dipped-beam headlights and the fog lights in dense fog;
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e) the dipped-beam headlights when it rains heavily, snows heavily or in other conditions that reduce visibility on the road;
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OUG* - Article 44

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(2) In driving on all categories of public roads the drivers of motor vehicles and agricultural or forestry tractors are obliged to use also during the daytime the dipped-beam headlights or the daytime running lights. (Paragraph (2) was amended and updated on www.scoalarutiera.ro on 16-06-2023)
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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)