Romanian police today published the video clip below, which is intended to remind drivers about the legislative changes that will come into force starting tomorrow in Romania. More precisely, you probably already know that starting tomorrow it is forbidden to drive a car, motorcycle, moped, scooter, bicycle on a public road having in hand a device that is capable of making phone calls and recording video.
The Romanian Police managed to convince the parliamentarians to adopt a series of extremely tough legislative changes for drivers, cyclists, etc., and according to them, the Apple Watch is also prohibited while driving. Yes, you read that right, the Apple Watch, or any other kind of smartwatch, is prohibited for drivers to wear while driving, and this is because the Romanian Police claims that they can distract us.
Romanian Police: Apple Watch is FORBIDDEN at Volan de Maine
The Romanian Police practically succeeded in banning the possession of almost any type of electronic device that can display any kind of information, which will be very difficult to enforce. Of course, from tomorrow people will not suddenly stop using their mobile devices, or holding their smartwatches, but at some point the Romanian Police will start issuing fines for such contraventions.
Tick tock…a little more…But wait…using a digital watch is not allowed while driving either.Why? Because this device has a photo-audio playback function and distracts you from the road! The changes are made for your safety and those around you! #Romanian police
Published by Romanian police on Friday, October 11, 2019
The Romanian Police therefore suggest that when a driver gets behind the wheel and drives on Romanian territory, he should even take his smartwatch off his hand, otherwise he risks a much higher fine than before. The Romanian police say that using a phone in a windshield holder is a contravention and will be punished with a fine, so we are talking about new extremely restrictive measures that are imposed in Romania by the authorities.
The Romanian Police reminds the fact that starting tomorrow, October 12, all these new provisions come into force, and you have to be careful, because the limits are much larger, and you can stay without a card much easier.
He does not know. I don't see the problem there
And yes, then the cars with head up display should be introduced
It's a strange situation
I say that if it is not visible, it is not a contravention
And it's strange, taking into account how big the digital displays have become... not only are they big, but there are a lot of them now... the Serb has a digital display of about 12" behind the steering wheel and on the central console... those are no longer a threat?
Yes, that's right, a misdemeanor. Yes, if they film and according to the film the fine is applied, then it is not a big problem
Otherwise, if fines are given and what is not seen... it means that grandparents who drive and have a bypass are also fined. hahaha
The car is private property, if you have a book and receipt in your name, so with the footage from the outside inside the car, put the bodycam on hold when it is next to the car window and it looks nice.
2. I have an original factory system with a phone holder in a VW TOURAN, so can I expect Garcea to fine me???
Does it say in the text of the law not to have a device in your hand or in your hand?
While driving a moving vehicle on public roads, the driver is prohibited from holding or using the mobile phone or any mobile device equipped with the function of recording or playing text, photo or video.
So the use with the hands, if I press the button or "touch". I don't think I can fine you for having it on hand. So any clock that displays the time in digits (that is, less those with languages) can be said to display text.
Does anyone here have the text of the law?
Read the legislative changes, not the bad articles like this one..it's about use (so you don't have to hold the phone in your hand to look at how beautiful it is), and you are allowed to use the phone in support as a GPS (even the Police's explanation, in other press articles. In addition, this is anti-advertisement, it should have said Smartwatch, not a specific brand... well, poor quality article
And those who use apple carplay or android auto? And messages appear there, etc... to remove the watch every time you get behind the wheel.... pffff.
Or we put it in airplane mode 😀
Daddy, holding the phone in your hand = fine, the police explained very clearly on Pro TV as well.
You have the phone in the car holder and you use it on the go = fine.
You can use the phone if the car is parked at a traffic light. When you leave, you leave it out of your hand, or you get a fine.
You have Apple Watch, any other smartwatch, at hand, it shows you notifications, you look at them, you touch it again = fine.
DON'T talk nonsense for the sake of saying it and mislead the world.
You have no business with Carplay and Android auto, they are from the car's navigation.
If it says in the law that you get a fine for holding it in your hand, do you interpret it differently?
To build highways, bike lanes, parking lots and then claim fines
It's crazy, it means that we can't even wear normal watches anymore, under the same pretext. Or using your phone as a navigation on the windshield.
And how does the police know that I have an Apple Watch, if my sleeve is pulled up?
What can I say about multimedia interfaces in cars!
They should think that even those speedo projections on the windshield, which are factory on some car models can have the same effect then!
But the watch is not in your hand. If it does not appear in the law that you carry it, then it is already a portita.
These explanations are like those given by "sovereigns". In the public domain, you can be filmed by anyone, anyway, you don't have to be a policeman to do it. in this case we are talking about filming in flagrante delicto the commission of a violation of the traffic code.
In the same way, if he stops you, he can film the interaction with you, whether you like it or not, and that is a means of proof, from which he benefits, or you benefit.
And so that I don't hear any more nonsense from you: https://www.facebook.com/www.politiaromana.ro/photos/a.561513930626512/2359467727497781/?type=3&theater
And one more example, to make it clearer: https://www.facebook.com/www.politiaromana.ro/videos/397683980937574/
Read what the police say there about keeping the phone in hand.
If he doesn't see, how can he fine you for something? On the same principle, if you use your phone on the go without being seen, you don't get a fine.
He does not know. I don't see the problem there
And yes, then the cars with head up display should be introduced
It's a strange situation
I say that if it is not visible, it is not a contravention
And it's strange, taking into account how big the digital displays have become... not only are they big, but there are a lot of them now... the Serb has a digital display of about 12" behind the steering wheel and on the central console... those are no longer a threat?
I think they are bored. Then I also read the text of the law, this aspect does not stand out.
There is the next thing, the inside of the car is a private space, I don't know if it is ok to film what is happening inside the car, coming from the outside.
You write nonsense without having read the amendments to GEO 195/2002, and to top it off - you are the one recommending others to read the draft law.
Precisely, that any use of mobile equipment, including holding them in the hand, is prohibited.
Art. I. –
Emergency Government Ordinance no. 195/2002 regarding traffic on public roads, republished in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 670 of August 3, 2006, with subsequent amendments and additions, is amended and supplemented as follows:
1. Article 36, paragraph (3) is amended and will have the following content:
"(3) While driving a vehicle in motion on public roads, its driver is prohibited from holding or using with his hands in any way a mobile phone or any mobile device equipped with the function of recording or playing text, photo or video.”
2. In Article 100, paragraph (3), after letter g), a new letter, letter h), is inserted, with the following content:
"h) holding in the hand or using with the hands in any way, while driving on public roads a motor vehicle, agricultural or forestry tractor or moving tram, the mobile phone or any mobile device equipped with the function of recording or playing text , photo or video, simultaneously with the violation of a rule for the movement of vehicles."
Source:
https://lege5.ro/Gratuit/gm2dcnbugaya/ordonanta-nr-11-2019-pentru-modificarea-si-completarea-ordonantei-de-urgenta-a-guvernului-nr-195-2002-privind-circulatia-pe-drumurile-publice
If after reading the bill you did not get this aspect, it means that although you were able to read the text, you were not able to understand it.
Functional analf_ _are they like you and you like them ??
Well, then they wouldn't have evidence for the seat belt either... and automatically any fine for the belt could be contested
If you have it in your hand and you turn your hand to look at the notifications, it means that you are using it, that you are actually benefiting from its functions. There is room for a lot of interpretation here.
Hand on the phone when you move
When you stop at a traffic light, etc., you can use your phone
Theoretically, with the Apple Watch you have both hands on the steering wheel,
Flywheel
It's not a crime anyway, it's a misdemeanor. The idea is that they will have bodycams and film, then they will issue a fine.
Yes, that's right, a misdemeanor. Yes, if they film and according to the film the fine is applied, then it is not a big problem
Otherwise, if fines are given and what is not seen... it means that grandparents who drive and have a bypass are also fined. hahaha
What nonsense would I have written? How do I tell people to read the legislation? ..that you don't have to take the watch off your wrist when you get behind the wheel, as it says in the article?....that I said it's about use and not wearing?..that I'm doing Anti-Advertising by linking to a specific brand instead of generalizing? (why didn't they write SMARTWATCH, starting with the title)...what would be the nonsense?
What nonsense would I have written? How do I tell people to read the legislation? ..that you don't have to take the watch off your wrist when you get behind the wheel, as it says in the article?....that I said it's about use and not wearing?..that I'm doing Anti-Advertising by linking to a specific brand instead of generalizing? (why didn't they write SMARTWATCH, starting with the title)...what would be the nonsense?
A law will refer to the general category of products and will not define products individually because it would not be able to cover all of them.
They don't have to write "watch" in the law because a lawyer could challenge the fine in court, saying that in fact, his client used a "smartwatch" and not a watch.
The product category defined as "any mobile device equipped with the function of [...] or text playback [...]" also defines the watch/smartwarch.
In addition, it is about "using the hands" which also implies wearing the watch on the hand.
you misunderstood the fairy law and so did Viorica Pradatoru. from the article it is clearly understood that if you have an apple watch in your hand and the police stop you, you will be fined ("Apple Watch, or any other kind of smartwatch, are prohibited for drivers to wear while driving a vehicle") TOTALLY FALSE !!!
in the law it says: "holding in the hand or using with the hands in any way" since when, until the apple watch or other smartwatch is worn "holding in the hand"? they are worn on the hand and as long as you don't use it (that is, button it with the other hand) while driving, no one gets a fine.
In the country where I live, receiving a fine because I had the phone in my hand, the policeman told me that a driver can also be fined if he buttons the radio and is not paying attention to the traffic. if there are 2-3 policemen who see that you are not paying attention to the traffic while driving, they can fine you without any problems on the grounds that you are endangering the traffic.
Well done Viorel!!!
@Zaone: read the esteemed text of the law from beginning to end, be careful and (understand) all the terms, otherwise you make the readers take off their smartwatch when getting into the car and put it in their bag. Attention: regarding the term "in hand" in the text of the law, as for the filmed, you are again in error, but this on the occasion of another article, gen.
The same for you, look at what the Romanian Police say.
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THE PHONE WHILE DRIVING, EVEN IF IT IS IN THE CAR HOLDER. This is to elucidate the "held in hand" problem.
And with the video, again, the car is not in a private space, where you can't film, like the house, especially when it comes to the commission of contraventions.
And to make a connection with this, if the policeman films you in the house while you kill someone, it can be evidence in court, if it is an approved camera, regardless of what you think about private space.
A new source of abuses, under the pretext of reduction no. of accidents. If they had discernment in law enforcement, it would be good, but I doubt that many agents have it. Maybe I'm wrong.
I was talking about use, not wearing, as it says in the article (we get behind the wheel, take the watch off our hands).. I'm not misleading anyone, as long as I told them to read the law.. okay, dad?
What nonsense would I have written? How do I tell people to read the legislation? ..that you don't have to take the watch off your wrist when you get behind the wheel, as it says in the article?....that I said it's about use and not wearing?..that I'm doing Anti-Advertising by linking to a specific brand instead of generalizing? (why didn't they write SMARTWATCH, starting with the title)...what would be the nonsense?
When you play the illiterate, do you want applause? Where does the clock say? "it is forbidden to hold or use with your hands in any way the mobile phone or any mobile device equipped with the function of recording or playing text, photo or video." Is it written somewhere on the hand? Let me translate for you, that he may be suffering from something in the neuron?!
A law will refer to the general category of products and will not define products individually because it would not be able to cover all of them.
They don't have to write "watch" in the law because a lawyer could challenge the fine in court, saying that in fact, his client used a "smartwatch" and not a watch.
The product category defined as "any mobile device equipped with the function of [...] or text playback [...]" also defines the watch/smartwarch.
In addition, it is about "using the hands" which also implies wearing the watch on the hand.
Look at what the police say. I'm dying to understand you, those who give you the fines tell you what not to do, and you're still smart.
You can have the watch on your forehead, if you use it, it's still a contravention.
so do you think that we will receive a fine if we wear an apple watch while driving?