Do You Need to Be 18 Years Old to Get a Driver's License?

[DeRemington]

You must be at least 18 years old to obtain a driver's license. The following are the relevant regulations: Age requirements: 1. Applicants for small cars, small automatic transmission cars, small automatic transmission passenger cars for the disabled, and light motorcycles must be between 18 and 70 years old; 2. Applicants for low-speed trucks, three-wheeled vehicles, ordinary three-wheeled motorcycles, ordinary two-wheeled motorcycles, or wheeled self-propelled machinery must be between 18 and 60 years old; 3. Applicants for city buses, large trucks, trolleybuses, or trams must be between 20 and 50 years old; 4. Applicants for medium-sized passenger vehicles must be between 21 and 50 years old; 5. Applicants for tractor vehicles must be between 24 and 50 years old; 6. Applicants for large passenger vehicles must be between 26 and 50 years old; 7. Students receiving full-time driving vocational education who apply for large passenger vehicles or tractor vehicles must be between 20 and 50 years old.

[Frederick]

I just got my driver's license, and there are indeed age requirements for this. In China, you must be at least 18 years old to obtain a small car driver's license. On the day I enrolled in the driving school, my ID card was repeatedly checked for my date of birth. If you're under 18, you can't even pass the medical examination, as the system will automatically block your registration. Actually, this rule makes sense, since driving is a matter of public safety. My neighbor's kid secretly practiced driving at 17 and ended up scraping a parked car, not only having to pay for damages but also getting lectured by traffic police. However, you can start studying the theory test questions (Subject 1) before turning 18 to memorize the knowledge thoroughly, so you can start practical training immediately upon reaching the legal age for higher efficiency. The driving instructor said summer is the peak season for learning to drive, so it's best to avoid enrolling during that period.