What is the age requirement for applying for an A1 driver's license?
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The age requirement for applying for an A1 driver's license is between 26 and 50 years old. Other conditions are as follows: Height must be at least 155 cm; visual acuity must meet the standard of 5.0 or above on the logarithmic visual acuity chart, either unaided or corrected; no red-green color blindness; ability to discern the direction of sound sources with each ear at 50 cm from a tuning fork; both thumbs must be intact, and each hand must have at least three other fingers intact with normal movement function; both lower limbs must be intact with normal movement function, with no more than 5 cm difference in length and no movement impairment. A1 driver's licenses can only be obtained through license upgrades and cannot be applied for initially like C1 or B2 licenses. The most common path starts with a C1 license, which must first be upgraded to A3, B1, or B2 before being eligible for an A1 upgrade. Applicants must have held an A3, B1, or B2 license for at least five years and have no record of accumulating 12 penalty points in the current or the last five consecutive scoring cycles. For those upgrading from A3, B1, or B2 to A2 and then to A1, the requirements are: holding an A2 license for at least two years and having no record of accumulating 12 penalty points in the previous scoring cycle. According to Article 12 of the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses," applicants must meet the following conditions: For small cars, small automatic transmission cars, small automatic transmission passenger cars for the disabled, and light motorcycles, the age requirement is between 18 and 70 years old. For low-speed trucks, three-wheeled cars, ordinary three-wheeled motorcycles, ordinary two-wheeled motorcycles, or wheeled self-propelled machinery, the age requirement is between 18 and 60 years old. For city buses, large trucks, trolleybuses, or trams, the age requirement is between 20 and 50 years old. For medium-sized buses, the age requirement is between 21 and 50 years old. For tractors, the age requirement is between 24 and 50 years old. Students undergoing full-time driving vocational education applying for large buses or tractors must be between 20 and 50 years old. The permitted vehicle types for an A1 license include: large buses with a capacity of 20 or more passengers, as well as passenger vehicles with a body length exceeding 6 meters. Other permitted vehicle types under an A1 license are: A3 (city buses), B1 (medium-sized buses), B2 (large trucks), C1 (small cars), C2 (small automatic transmission cars), C3 (low-speed trucks), C4 (three-wheeled cars), and M (wheeled self-propelled machinery).
