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For answer A
The road traffic legislation does not limit the use of low‑beam lights during the day only to the motorway and outside built‑up areas. On the contrary, it obliges motor‑vehicle drivers to use the low‑beam lights or the daytime running lights on all categories of public roads, including in the urban area, this obligation being detailed in the explanation of answer B. Therefore, answer A is wrong, because it erroneously restricts the applicability of the obligation only to the motorway and outside built‑up areas.
The drivers of motor vehicles and agricultural or forestry tractors are obliged to use also during the day the low‑beam lights (dipped beam) or the daytime running lights “DRL”, when they drive on public roads. This obligation shall be respected regardless of the category of 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 motor vehicle who drives during the day, in normal conditions, is obliged to activate either the low‑beam lights (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 whether the road is illuminated or not, the option to choose to activate the daytime running lights (DRL) instead of the low‑beam lights (dipped beam) is NO longer valid and he is obliged to use the low‑beam lights (dipped beam) or the high‑beam lights, depending on the degree of illumination of the public road on which he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 lights or with the daytime running lights activated can be found here - Obligation to use low‑beam lights (dipped beam) or DRL lights during the day.
The road traffic legislation provides the obligation to use the low‑beam lights during the day only on public roads. Forest roads are NOT considered public roads, but roads of private utility, according to OG no. 43/1997 regarding the regime of roads, art. 3 letter b) (found above). Therefore, the obligation to use the low‑beam lights during the day does not apply on these roads, which do not fall into the category of public roads.
The correct answer is: B
OUG* - Article 44
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(2) When driving 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 lights or the daytime running lights.
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OUG* - Article 44
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(2) When driving 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 lights or the daytime running lights.
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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:
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b) the low‑beam or high‑beam lights, when driving, both in the urban area and outside it, according to the degree of illumination of the public road;
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OUG* - Article 6
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14. public road - any land communication route, except railways, specially designated for pedestrian or road traffic, open to public circulation; the roads that are closed to public circulation are signalled at the entrance with visible inscriptions;
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OG 43 Regarding the regime of roads *** - Article 3
From the point of view of their destination the roads are divided into:
a) public roads - roads of public utility and/or public interest intended for road and pedestrian traffic, in order to meet the general transport needs of the economy, of the population and of the defence of the country; these are public property and are maintained from public funds, as well as from other legally constituted sources;
b) roads of private utility - roads intended to meet the own needs of road and pedestrian transport to economic, forestry, petroleum, mining, agricultural, energy, industrial and other similar objectives, of access to premises, as well as those inside these, and those for construction‑site organizations; they are administered by the natural or legal persons that own or manage them.
* 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)
*** OG 43 Regarding the regime of roads = ORDINANCE no. 43 of August 28, 1997 updated (Regarding the regime of roads)
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