Is the hill start test required for C2 license?
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C2 automatic transmission vehicles do not have the hill start test. According to the new driving test regulations, the C2 automatic transmission Category 2 test has been reduced from 5 items to 4 items, eliminating the hill parking test. Relevant information about the driver's license test is as follows: 1. Introduction: The driver's test is a qualification examination organized by the Vehicle Management Office of the Public Security Bureau. Only by passing the driver's test can one obtain a driver's license and legally operate a motor vehicle. 2. Content: The motor vehicle driver's test content is divided into the road traffic safety laws, regulations, and related knowledge test (also known as the "theory test", referred to as "Category 1"), the field driving skills test (commonly known as the "pole test", referred to as "Category 2"), and the road driving skills and safe civilized driving common sense test (commonly known as the "road test", referred to as "Category 3"). The test content and passing standards are unified nationwide, with corresponding test items specified according to different permitted driving models.
When I was learning for the C2 license, the instructor directly said that automatic transmission vehicles don't need to take the hill start test because they don't have a clutch pedal component. Nowadays, driving schools teaching automatic transmission mainly practice on flat ground, focusing on skills like reverse parking and parallel parking. Last year's new regulations made it even clearer - the C2 subject 2 test directly removed the hill start segment, making it one test item fewer than the manual transmission test. That said, even though it's not tested, I still get nervous when encountering steep slopes in actual driving. I specifically asked the instructor to take me to practice on the training ground's slope several times. Mastering the timing of switching between brake and accelerator is quite important. After all, if you really encounter a steep slope like those in mall spiral garages, rolling back could be troublesome.
