70歲以上可申請駕照

New drivers get green light
70歲以上可申請駕照

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，身體條件達到安全駕駛要求的情況下，70歲以上的人員可以申請駕照。

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.
公安部在新聞發佈會上表示，自11月20日起，70歲以上的人員可以考領小型汽車、小型自動擋汽車、和輕便摩托車的駕駛證。

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.
申請人需要通過記憶力、判斷力、反應力等能力測試，且需每年進行一次身體檢查，提交體檢證明。

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.
對於申請大型客車、牽引車駕駛證的年齡下限由26週歲、24週歲降低至22週歲，申請大中型客貨車駕駛證年齡上限由50週歲調整至60週歲。

License applicants will be able to have checkups in nearby medical institutions, including township hospitals, community health service centers and physical examination centers.
駕照申請者可選擇就近的鄉鎮衛生院、社區衛生服務中心、健康體檢中心等醫療機構進行體檢。

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.
對非營運小微型客車（麪包車除外）超過6年不滿10年的，由每年檢驗1次調整爲每兩年檢驗1次。