Requirements are as follows: Must be at least 26 years old and under 50 years old; height must be at least 155 cm; naked or corrected visual acuity of both eyes must reach 5.0 or above, with no red-green color blindness; must be able to distinguish the direction of sound sources with each ear at a distance of 50 cm from a tuning fork; both thumbs must be intact, and each hand must have at least three other fingers intact, with normal limb and finger movement functions. Both lower limbs must be intact with normal movement functions, and the length difference must not exceed 5 cm. These are the requirements for upgrading from an A3 to an A1 driver's license. Must have held an A3 license for at least five years, with no record of accumulating 12 or more penalty points in the last five consecutive scoring cycles before application; must not have any record of being primarily or fully responsible for major or severe accidents; must apply for the upgrade at the vehicle management office where the A3 license was originally issued, as other locations cannot process this application. Additionally, must have held an A3 or B1 license for at least two years, or a B2 license for at least three years, or an A2 license for at least one year. Must have no record of accumulating 12 or more penalty points in the last three consecutive scoring cycles before application, and must be between 22 and 60 years old. The A1 license permits driving large passenger vehicles and also allows driving vehicles covered under A3, B1, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, and M license categories. A1 driver's license examination items: Subject 1: Driving theory test consisting of 100 questions, including true/false and multiple-choice questions, with a full score of 100 and a passing score of 90. Subject 2: Includes 16 items such as road stakes, starting and stopping on a slope, parallel parking, driving through a single-sided bridge, curve driving, right-angle turns, passing through a narrow gate, navigating continuous obstacles, driving on uneven roads, making U-turns on narrow roads, simulated highway driving, continuous winding mountain roads, tunnels, rain (fog) conditions, slippery roads, and emergency handling. Subject 3: Includes preparing to board the vehicle, starting, driving straight, shifting gears, changing lanes, pulling over, driving straight through intersections, turning left at intersections, turning right at intersections, crossing pedestrian crossings, passing school zones, passing bus stops, picking up passengers, overtaking, making U-turns, and nighttime driving. Local authorities may also add driving test content for complex roads such as mountains, tunnels, and steep slopes based on actual conditions. The final part tests knowledge of safe and civilized driving. Subject 4: Theory test. Mainly examines requirements for safe and civilized driving operations, safe driving knowledge under adverse weather and complex road conditions, emergency handling methods for situations like tire blowouts, and post-accident handling knowledge. According to Article 12 of the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses," applicants for a motor vehicle driver's license must meet the following requirements: Applicants for small cars, small automatic transmission cars, small automatic transmission passenger cars for the disabled, or light motorcycles must be between 18 and 70 years old. Applicants for low-speed trucks, three-wheeled cars, ordinary three-wheeled motorcycles, ordinary two-wheeled motorcycles, or wheeled self-propelled machinery must be between 18 and 60 years old. Applicants for city buses, large trucks, trolleybuses, or trams must be between 20 and 50 years old. Applicants for medium-sized passenger vehicles must be between 21 and 50 years old. Applicants for tractor-trailers must be between 24 and 50 years old. Students undergoing full-time driving vocational education who apply for large passenger vehicles or tractor-trailers must be between 20 and 50 years old.
