70岁以上可申请驾照

New drivers get green light
70岁以上可申请驾照

China will allow citizens over 70 to apply for driver's licenses, as long as their health meets the requirements for safe driving, the Ministry of Public Security announced Thursday.
公安部10月22日表示，身体条件达到安全驾驶要求的情况下，70岁以上的人员可以申请驾照。

From Nov 20, citizens over 70 will be allowed to apply for driving licenses for compact cars, compact automatic transmission cars and mopeds, the ministry said at a press conference.
公安部在新闻发布会上表示，自11月20日起，70岁以上的人员可以考领小型汽车、小型自动挡汽车、和轻便摩托车的驾驶证。

Applicants are required to pass assessments on their memory, judgment and reaction time, as well as having annual health check-ups and submitting the results, the ministry said.
申请人需要通过记忆力、判断力、反应力等能力测试，且需每年进行一次身体检查，提交体检证明。

The minimum age requirement for a driver's license for a large coach will be reduced from 26 to 22, and that of a driver's license for a towing vehicle from 24 to 22. The upper age limit for a driver's license for large or medium-sized passenger cars and trucks will be raised from 50 to 60.
对于申请大型客车、牵引车驾驶证的年龄下限由26周岁、24周岁降低至22周岁，申请大中型客货车驾驶证年龄上限由50周岁调整至60周岁。

License applicants will be able to have checkups in nearby medical institutions, including township hospitals, community health service centers and physical examination centers.
驾照申请者可选择就近的乡镇卫生院、社区卫生服务中心、健康体检中心等医疗机构进行体检。

Excluding minivans, non-commercial cars with seven to nine seats that have been in operation for more than six years but less than 10 will no longer need to pass an annual inspection. Instead, they will now be inspected once every two years.
对非营运小微型客车（面包车除外）超过6年不满10年的，由每年检验1次调整为每两年检验1次。