At What Age Can You Get a Driver's License?
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You can obtain a small car driver's license between the ages of 18 and 70. Below are the relevant age requirements for obtaining a driver's license: 1. Ages 18-70: Eligible to apply for small cars, small automatic transmission cars, and light motorcycles. 2. Ages 26-50: Eligible to apply for large passenger vehicles. For large passenger vehicles, tractors, city buses, medium-sized passenger vehicles, large trucks, trolleybuses, or trams, the applicant must have a naked or corrected visual acuity of at least 5.0 on the logarithmic visual acuity chart. 3. Ages 24-50: Eligible to apply for tractor licenses.
I just got my driver's license and thought it'd be great to chat about age requirements. In China, if you want to get a car driver's license, like a manual transmission C1 or automatic C2, you must be at least 18 years old. I speak from personal experience – I enrolled in driving school on my 18th birthday. First comes the medical check, submitting documents, then studying for the theory test (Subject 1), practicing driving for Subject 2 and Subject 3, followed by the road test (Subject 4). The whole process took me several months, and driving schools will outright reject you if you're underage. Some friends wonder why motorcycle licenses are available at 16, but cars have stricter rules starting at 18 – mainly because driving cars carries greater responsibility and higher risks. I've heard some US states allow licenses at 16, but China's unified 18-year minimum is more reliable. This age threshold exists for safety protection. Young folks shouldn't rush – wait until you're 18 to test, and even then, practice properly after getting licensed, don't start speeding right away.
