A category B driver’s license will also be valid for some types of motorcycles if the license holder is 24 years old and the category B license was obtained at least three years ago, according to the law passed by MPs on Tuesday and expected to be made public. The law was also voted down by parliament in June, but was returned for reconsideration by President Klaus Iohannis.

The Chamber of Deputies is the decision-making body in the case of this law.

What does the normative act provide, adopted by 281 votes “for” and 1 against:

• “Driving licenses issued for category B are also valid for motorcycles with automatic transmission with a maximum cylinder capacity of 125 cm3, a maximum power of 11 kW and a power-to-weight ratio of no more than 0.1 kW/kg, category A1. .
• Holders of the license must be at least 24 years old, have a category B license, obtained for at least three years, and provide proof of completion of 10 hours of practical training at the authorized vehicle driver training department,” says the overview of the bill.
• The obtained certificate is registered in the National Register of Learners managed by the Romanian Highway Authority, and information about its possession is sent electronically to the General Directorate of Driving Licenses and Registration for entry into the National Register of Driving Licenses. and registered vehicles”.

You can get acquainted with the regulatory act here

The law, which was reconsidered, is going to be made public, writes Agerpres.

The law was also approved by parliament in June, but returned by Klaus Iohannis for re-examination to align with all existing regulations.

Some of the arguments in the president’s review request:

• “Disregarding the rules of legislative technique, the adopted norms contradict the constitutional judicial practice, creating at the same time a significant impact on the development of some social relations, which has consequences for the safety of traffic on public roads and, implicitly, the protection of the basic rights to life and physical integrity provided for in Art. 22 of the Constitution (…)
• In addition, according to the rule introduced by the law under consideration, the driver must “prove that he has completed 10 hours of practical training at an authorized driver training department.”
• Given that, according to the current rules, the categories of vehicles that can be driven on public roads clearly depend on the type of license issued and the categories of vehicles registered in it, it is not clear how exactly the confirmation of passing 10 hours of training will be carried out in practice and whether each driver of vehicles must have this proof physically and present it during the control along with the driver’s license.
• (…) Thus, without questioning the expediency of adopting a legislative decision, we understand that for the effective application of traffic safety rules on public roads, it is necessary to clarify the intention of the legislator to grant the right to the right to drive to the owners of a driver’s license issued for category B only by motorcycles with an automatic gearbox of category A1.
• Last but not least, given the importance of traffic safety on public roads and the need for legislative stability and predictability that would allow both those to whom the law is addressed and those who apply it to adjust their behavior accordingly, we believe that legislative intervention in this field, they should be consistent, unified and as little fragmented as possible. For example, during the current year GEO No. 195/2002 was amended and/or supplemented by several laws, and numerous other legislative initiatives aimed at this normative act are currently in the parliamentary procedure.