So far as road safety goes, my experience was that in Romania, you have to be more 'alert' than normal for very bad behaviour of other drivers. For example, large trucks passing other vehicles (the truck being in your lane, coming straight at you) in places where such a passing maneuver should never be attempted.

Also, in the larger cities in Romania, be very alert for people driving expensive or fast cars (large Audis, BMWs, etc.) who drive very fast and completely ignore traffic laws.

Generally speaking, there are fewer problems in rural areas and smaller towns... the only problems there are the trucks. In the larger cities, it is the expensive or fast cars you need to watch for.

There are frequently speed traps (policemen with radar equipment) in smaller villages. I think that is a good thing. I respected the speed limit when going through the villages, and was never stopped by the police.

Roads can sometimes be less than perfect (for example, rutted from large trucks), but that is not a serious problem. It just means you have to go a bit slower than normal, and watch the road quite carefully.

In summary: be very defensive and very alert when riding in Romania. But things are not so bad that you should not go there. On the contrary, it is quite a fascinating place to ride through.

Michael