Are there any other procedures after obtaining the driver's license?
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There are no other procedures after obtaining the driver's license. The full name of the driver's license is the motor vehicle driver's license, which is the certificate required by law for motor vehicle drivers. Newly obtained driver's licenses must comply with the following new regulations: The first 12 months after a motor vehicle driver initially applies for a driver's license or adds a permitted vehicle type is the probationary period. During the probationary period, a motor vehicle must have a uniform-style probationary sign affixed or hung at the rear of the vehicle. During the probationary period, driving buses, passenger transport vehicles, police cars on duty, fire trucks, ambulances, engineering rescue vehicles, or motor vehicles carrying explosives, flammable and explosive chemicals, highly toxic or radioactive hazardous materials is prohibited; the driven motor vehicle must not tow a trailer. When driving on highways during the probationary period, the driver must be accompanied by someone who has held a driver's license for the same or higher vehicle type for more than three years. This restriction does not apply when driving the originally permitted vehicle type. For Class A and B driver's licenses, within 30 days after the probationary period ends, the driver must take a test on road traffic safety laws and regulations, safe and civilized driving, emergency response, and other knowledge, and receive no less than half an hour of traffic accident case warning education. If 6 or more points (but less than 12) are recorded during the probationary period, the probationary period is extended by one year. If 6 or more points (but less than 12) are recorded again or the total points reach 12 during the extended probationary period, the permitted vehicle type driving qualification obtained during probation will be revoked.
When I first got my driver's license, there were actually quite a few things to take care of. Before driving my own car, I had to check the vehicle condition thoroughly - tire pressure, lights, everything needed inspection for safety. The probation period lasted a full year with a 'Novice Driver' sticker required on the rear window - absolutely no slacking here, or you'd get fined if caught by traffic police. During the first year, having an experienced driver with at least 3 years' license in the passenger seat was mandatory for highway driving - just last month my cousin got points deducted for sneaking onto the highway alone. Also, that probation period instruction sheet tucked in the license's auxiliary page must be kept safe - it details the point deduction rules. With only 12 points total now, getting 6 points deducted would extend the probation period by another year!
