All road users must be informed of the legislation in order to drive safely on public roads.

Is it advisable for children to wear seat belts in the car??
Is this a question? As a parent, you think about what is best for your child, and the child seat belt or car seat must be mandatory items. It’s not just about the legislation and the fact that you can be punished with a fine, but it’s more about your safety and the peace of your family.
However, below are excerpts from the Romanian Road Legislation. The existence of articles referring to the transport of minors by car should make us even more aware that the danger in case of an accident can be high. Do not think of an accident only as your fault as a driver but also as an unwanted event caused by another driver or traffic situation, where you do not have a decisive role and you can only be witnesses but also victims.

Here is what the Road Legislation says about car seats for children, namely Article 97 amended by GD 11/2015:

Chapter V – Traffic rules / Section I – General rules

ART 97 – paragraph 1 – Children with a height of up to 135 cm may be transported in motor vehicles equipped with driver and passenger safety systems, hereinafter referred to as safety systems, only if they are fastened or fastened by means of a fastening device in child seat installed in the vehicle.

  • (1 ^ 1) The provisions of par. (1) shall not apply in the case of transport in motor vehicles intended for public transport of persons, as well as in a taxi, if in the latter the child occupies any other place than the one in the front seat. The transport of the child up to 3 years old, in this case, is carried out under the supervision of a person other than the driver of the vehicle.
  • (1 ^ 2) Children with a height of more than 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, or if they are fixed or fastened with using a child restraint system installed in the vehicle.
  • (1^3) For the purpose of this article, a child restraint means a set of components capable of securing a child in a sitting or lying position, which may comprise a combination of straps or flexible elements with a fastening buckle. , adjusting devices, fasteners and, in some cases, an additional seat and / or an impact shield, which can be anchored to a motor vehicle, or a system consisting of a partial seat fastening device used in conjunction with the belt child restraint or attachment device, such as, but not limited to, child safety seat, lift cushion, which can be used in conjunction with an adult safety belt, baby carrier infant basket, infant seat, guide strap, and belt and child restraint systems.
  • (1^4) The fixing device in the child seat provided in par. (1) and (1 ^ 2) must be approved and suitable for the physical characteristics of children. The classification, the regulations regarding the approval standards and the use of these devices according to the mass groups and the composition of the systems are provided in annex no. 1F.
  • (1^5)The child restraint shall be installed in the rear seats of the vehicle in accordance with the installation instructions provided by its manufacturer, such as a manual, leaflet or electronic publication with instructions indicating how and in which types of vehicles the system can be used safely.
  • (1^6) By exception from the provisions of par. (1 ^ 5), the types of child restraint which, according to the manufacturer’s instructions, may be fitted even to the front passenger seat by facing in the opposite direction to the normal direction of travel of the vehicle shall be installed on this seat only if the driver deactivates the appropriate front airbag, even in the case of a vehicle equipped with a mechanism that automatically detects the presence of the installed device and blocks the deployment of the appropriate front airbag, or if the vehicle is not equipped with a suitable front airbag.
  • (1^7) The provisions provided in par. (1 ^ 6) also applies accordingly to the types of child restraint which, according to the manufacturer’s instructions, can also be fitted to the front passenger seat by facing the normal direction of travel of the vehicle.
  • (1^8) Exempt from the obligation to be fastened or fastened by means of a child restraint device or to wear a seat belt during transport the child for whom a medical certificate of exemption for a serious medical reason is issued mentioning the condition that contraindicates the wearing of these safety systems.
  • (1^9)The transport of the child under the conditions provided in par. (1 ^ 8) is made on the rear seats of the vehicle. In the case of a child up to 3 years of age, the transport is carried out under the supervision of a person other than the driver of the vehicle.
  • (1^10) The driver of the vehicle transporting a child under the conditions provided in par. (1 ^ 8) has the obligation to have on it the medical certificate, in the content of which the duration of its validity must be mentioned. The provisions provided in par. (6) shall apply accordingly.

ART 97 – Paragraph 2 – (2) Children up to 3 years old may not be transported in vehicles that are not equipped with safety systems.

  • (2^1) By exception from the provisions of par. (2), children up to 3 years of age may be transported under the supervision of a person, other than the driver, in motor vehicles intended for public transport of persons, as well as in a taxi if in the latter occupies any place other than that of in the front seat.
  • (2^2) By exception from the provisions of par. (2), children up to 3 years of age for whom the medical certificate provided in par. (1 ^ 8) are transported in motor vehicles that are not equipped with safety systems on their rear seats, under the supervision of a person other than the driver of the motor vehicle. The provisions provided in par. (1 ^ 10) shall apply accordingly.
  • (2^3) Children over 3 years of age, with a height of up to 150 cm, may be transported in vehicles which are not equipped with safety systems only if they occupy, during transport, any place other than that on the the front seats. Therefore, all children with a height of less than 135 cm must be transported in child car seats. After this height, children can be secured with the car belt only if it can be positioned correctly, ie in the middle of the harness and in the middle of the hip.

Therefore, all children with a height of less than 135 cm must be transported in child car seats. After this height, children can be secured with the car belt only if it can be positioned correctly, ie in the middle of the harness and in the middle of the hip.

A child car seat can also be installed in the passenger seat on the right if the front airbag is deactivated and the passenger seat is pushed as far back as possible (for seats installed with the back to the direction of travel.