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It’s official: Romanian motorcyclists do not need a fire extinguisher

Do you remember the bizarre obligation for motorcyclists in Romania to carry a fire extinguisher, reflective triangles and a first aid kit? Well, this is finally, officially cancelled.

In Romania the highway code did not distinguish between cars and motorcycles. As a result, a motorcycle officially had to carry a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and two reflective triangles, just like cars.

Romanian motorcyclists’ organisation MotoADN – a member of FEMA – played a significant role in the political process to end this obligation. MotoADN launched a petition requesting the Romanian Parliament, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of the Interior to exclude motorcycles and mopeds from the obligation to carry have a fire extinguisher, reflective triangles and a first aid kit. The petition gathered more than 8,000 signatures in just a few days and resulted in a draft law that provides for the elimination of the obligation for motorcyclists to have a fire extinguisher, reflective triangles and a first aid kit.

In November 2022 the draft law was approved by the Senate, with 117 votes in favour, no votes against and one abstention. The group of initiators to change the law was represented by Senator Cristinel Gabriel Berea, a member of the Romanian motorcycle community.

This draft law has now been signed into a law by the Romanian President. The vehicle categories AM, A1, A2 and A, agricultural or forestry tractors and trams have now been excluded from the obligation to carry a fire extinguisher, reflective triangles and a first aid kit.

Source: MotoADN

Top photograph courtesy of MotoADN

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