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Drive on the right-hand side of the road and normally overtake on the left.

Call 112 for emergency assistance from services such as the police, ambulance or fire brigade.

Romania applies zero tolerance for drink-driving: drivers should not drive after consuming alcohol. Lower positive alcohol readings can constitute an administrative offence, while driving with more than 0.80 g/l of pure alcohol in the blood is a criminal offence.

The general maximum speed in built-up areas is 50 km/h. On certain signed sections, higher limits of up to 80 km/h may be established for category A and B vehicles.

For category A and B vehicles, including ordinary passenger cars, the general motorway maximum is 130 km/h, unless a lower limit is signed.

For category A and B vehicles, the general maximum on an expressway is 120 km/h, unless signs indicate otherwise.

For category A and B vehicles, the general maximum on national roads designated as European E-roads is 100 km/h, unless another limit is signed.

For category A and B vehicles, the general maximum on other roads outside built-up areas is 90 km/h, unless signs impose another limit.

Yes. Drivers with less than one year of driving experience must observe maximum speeds outside built-up areas that are 20 km/h lower than the normal maximum for their vehicle category. Romanian novice drivers must also display the prescribed novice-driver sign.

Motorways and expressways are prohibited to pedestrians, bicycles, electric scooters, mopeds, animal-drawn vehicles, agricultural tractors and several other slow road users. Vehicles that cannot exceed 50 km/h are also prohibited.

Yes. An electronic road-use charge called the rovinieta is generally required for vehicles using Romania's national road network, including motorways, expressways and national roads, subject to statutory exemptions and excluded urban sections.

Yes. The new electronic road-toll infrastructure and TollRo system were implemented from 31 August 2026, while application of the new rovinieta and TollRo tariffs begins on 1 October 2026. Passenger vehicles and goods vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes remain under a time-based rovinieta system, while goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes move to the distance-based TollRo system.

Yes. Drivers of motor vehicles must use dipped headlights or daytime running lights during the day on all categories of public road. This nationwide requirement has applied since 2023.

Winter tyres are mandatory when driving on public roads covered with snow, ice or black ice. There is no fixed nationwide date on which passenger cars must change to winter tyres; the requirement depends on actual road conditions.

Yes. Drivers and passengers must use seat belts where the vehicle is fitted with them, subject to limited legal exemptions.

Children up to 135 cm tall must normally travel in an approved child-restraint system appropriate for them. Children taller than 135 cm may use an adult seat belt if it can be adjusted so that it does not cross the neck or face, or they may continue using an appropriate child restraint.

Yes. Motorcycle and moped riders and their passengers must wear an approved protective helmet while travelling on public roads.

Using a handheld mobile phone while the vehicle is moving is prohibited. A phone equipped with a hands-free system may be used, provided the driver remains in proper control of the vehicle.

Yes. At an uncontrolled intersection, drivers must normally give way to vehicles approaching from the right, unless another rule or traffic sign determines priority.

At a roundabout signed as such, vehicles already circulating inside the roundabout have priority over vehicles entering it.

Yes. Pedestrians have priority when they are already crossing at a properly marked and signed pedestrian crossing or are crossing with a green pedestrian signal.

No. Overtaking is prohibited on marked pedestrian crossings. Drivers should approach crossings with particular care and be prepared to yield.

A car must carry an approved first-aid kit, two reflective warning triangles and a fire extinguisher.

Normally no. Driving, stopping or parking on the emergency lane is prohibited except in justified situations, such as a genuine breakdown or emergency, and for authorised priority vehicles.

Yes. Cyclists and electric-scooter riders under 16 years old must wear a protective helmet when travelling on the carriageway.

Drivers must approach railway crossings with increased caution. Where barriers or half-barriers are lowering or closed, or the warning lights or sounds are operating, drivers must stop and wait until crossing is permitted.