With the onset of the summer season, motorcycles and mopeds begin to appear on the roads of the country. If the first ones are driven by adults, then the drivers of the second type of vehicles are often minors. Parents do not always know and do not realize the danger of mopeds for teenagers. A few years ago, almost any teenager could get behind the wheel of a moped. The situation changed in 2013, with the advent of a new category of rights. Therefore, when parents buy a moped for their child, they should know that the law regulates the age at which one can drive this vehicle. Training and passing an exam are also required.
Before purchasing a moped, be sure to familiarize yourself with the current legislation. First of all, this is necessary for the safety of the driver himself, but it is also important for other road users. We'll tell you at what age can you ride a moped in Russia in 2021 and what is required for this.
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Category "A"
To ride a motorcycle or moped, you must be over 16 years of age. You can transport passengers on motorized vehicles only if you have a 2-year driving record for this type of transport. Therefore, a teenager will be able to take a girl with him no earlier than he turns 18 years old.
When taking exams, you need to take into account that category “A” is slightly different from category “A1”. The differences lie in engine size and power of the driven vehicle.
A driver with category “A1” can drive:
- scooters,
- mopeds,
- motorcycles with an engine capacity of up to 50cc.
If you plan to drive a vehicle whose engine capacity exceeds these parameters, you will need category “A”. Both categories can be obtained by people over 16 years of age. This is due to the time of receipt of the passport, without which the issuance of rights is not carried out. Without this document, the future driver will not even be allowed to take the test.
At what age is a child allowed to ride a moped and scooter?
Today's teenagers are very lucky. Russian legislation allows them to operate such a facility from the age of 14. But the increasing concentration of cars on the roads from year to year, constantly changing traffic rules - all this leads to the fact that the guys cannot control the moped and create emergency situations. After all, a highway is not a home apartment, where parents simply won’t buy their child sweets as punishment for an offense he has committed.
The road is a place of increased danger for all participants in the traffic process without exception. Violating the rules threatens them not only with physical injury, but also with death, not only for themselves, but also for strangers.
Therefore, deputies are considering a law granting the right to drive a moped from the age of sixteen. According to the people's representatives, this age allows a person to more responsibly understand his actions, getting rid of the illusion that everything is allowed to him.
The scooter appears to be a type of motor scooter, equipped with a convenient platform for landing and placing your feet. The developed feathering of the scooter protects the rider and the mechanisms of the vehicle from dirt. Traveling on such transport is considered quite safe. His rider is not guaranteed complete preservation of health, and even life, if he gets into an accident.
The road legislation being discussed by the public stipulates the age at which one can ride a scooter. Car enthusiasts need to prepare for the fact that they are also planning to increase it by two years. Therefore, children should know at what age they can ride a scooter. The current rules currently allow this to be done from the age of 14, but after the adoption of innovations, this age will be updated to 16 years.
Car driving
Passenger transport in the Russian Federation is divided into categories according to the number of passengers and the weight of the vehicle. If the total weight of the vehicle does not exceed 3.5 tons, and the total number of people transported does not exceed 8 people, then you can begin training to drive such a vehicle at the age of 16. Practical classes are carried out with the installation of mirrors and pedals for the instructor. Students are only allowed to take exams if they are 17 years old. In this case, the deadline for completing training at a driving school does not play any role.
ATTENTION !!! A driver who has received a license will be able to drive a passenger car only after reaching the age of 18. You can drive before, but there must be an instructor next to the minor driver. If earlier the management of light transport required the opening of category “B” or “C”, now there are a lot of other subcategories, which include “B1”, “B1E”, “C1”, “C!E” and “E”. All these categories and subcategories will be available to the future driver only after reaching the age of majority.
The last type of category opens to driving a car with a heavy trailer or semi-trailer. In addition, the opening of the “BE” category, which allows you to drive a tractor-trailer, “C1E” or “CE” will become available for opening only from the age of 19.
Who is allowed to drive on the side of the road?
Traffic rules for residential areas and courtyards
Clause 9.9 of the Traffic Regulations of the Russian Federation prohibits the movement of vehicles (vehicles) along dividing strips and roadsides.
Driving to the side of the road is permitted for them only for stopping and parking (12.1 Traffic Regulations of the Russian Federation), on the right side of the road. Stopping and parking on the left side are permitted in populated areas on the following roads:
- with one lane for each direction without tram tracks in the middle;
- with one-way traffic (trucks weighing more than 3.5 tons - only stop for loading or unloading).
Vehicles are allowed to drive on the side of the road
- municipal and road maintenance services;
- delivering cargo to objects (including retail) located directly at the roadside, if there are no other entrances.
Movement on the side of the road that does not interfere with pedestrians is allowed:
- cyclists over 14 years old, if there is no bicycle and bicycle pedestrian path or the opportunity to move along them, or along the right edge of the road (clause 24.2, clause 24.6 of the Russian Federation Traffic Regulations);
- mopeds (clause 24.7 of the Russian Federation Traffic Regulations);
- horse-drawn carts, riding and pack animals (only in one row, possibly to the right), clause 25.2 of the Traffic Regulations of the Russian Federation.
Obtaining rights to other categories
Having chosen the type of transport that will be managed in the future, you can proceed to study the conditions for obtaining a certificate and the ability to drive transport.
For example, transportation of various cargoes is carried out on a vehicle that requires opening category “C”. Persons who have reached the age of 17 are allowed to take the exam, and only those over 18 are allowed to take the exam. The same conditions apply to driving tricycles, ATVs or light trucks.
IMPORTANT !!! Opening category “D” is possible only after reaching 21 years of age. In this case, the driver will be able to control vehicles with more than 8 passenger seats.
If you open the “D1E” and “DE” categories, the driver will have the opportunity to drive a road train or a vehicle with a trailer weighing over 750 kg. These categories can be opened from the age of 21. Driving trams or trolleybuses is also possible from the age of 21.
Scooter and moped from the point of view of traffic rules
Please note that within the framework of traffic rules, the concept of a moped includes the concept of a scooter, i.e. Traffic rules for scooters in 2020 are similar to the rules for mopeds. Well, from the point of view of the rules, a scooter and a moped are the same thing:
“Moped” is a two- or three-wheeled mechanical vehicle, the maximum design speed of which does not exceed 50 km/h, having an internal combustion engine with a displacement not exceeding 50 cubic meters. cm, or an electric motor with a rated maximum power in continuous load mode of more than 0.25 kW and less than 4 kW. Quadricycles with similar technical characteristics are considered equal to mopeds.
Note. Mopeds include only scooters whose engine capacity does not exceed 50 cc. cm, and the maximum speed does not exceed 50 km/h. If your scooter has a larger engine capacity or can reach higher speeds, then it is a motorcycle.
First, I want to consider the traffic situation that I observed several years ago.
A six-lane road in the center of a Russian city, midday. There are quite a lot of cars driving along the street. The traffic jam is still a long way off, but there aren’t that many empty spaces between cars.
Among other vehicles, a small scooter is moving in the traffic. He attracted my attention from afar. This was due to the fact that the driver was using low beam headlights. “Wow,” I thought then. “But someone knows the rules of the road.” As the scooter approached, my surprise only grew.
The scooter was driving right in the center of the six-lane roadway, and right along the double solid marking line. At this point I smiled: “Does the driver really think that the double solid road is a path for scooters?”
Nevertheless, it still remains a mystery to me what was going through the minds of the scooter driver and his two passengers (all 12-13 years old) during such an amazing ride.
I suggest you count how many traffic rules are violated in this example. Well, after reading this article, you can do the calculation again. It is possible that the results will differ.
Let's get straight to the rules for scooter drivers.
Duration of training
In order for a future driver to receive access to testing, it is necessary to spend some time studying at a driving school. Each category has its own specific period. If previously it was possible to do without a document indicating completion of a driving school, now without a document about the hours spent on training, a person wishing to obtain a license will not be allowed to take the exam.
If you want to get categories “A”, “M” or “A1”, you must spend at least 122 hours on the training process. Usually this is one and a half months. Category “B” is more complex, so the student must spend at least 190 hours in a driving school. Often the training course lasts 3 months.
It will take 2 months to learn to drive for category “C” or “D”, and you can open an additional category “E” in 1.5 months. New legislation allows Category C drivers to spend much less time on Category B training. You can also undergo retraining with a valid license in hand. Considering that knowledge of the theory has already been previously tested by traffic police officers, simply study the basics of transport management. Therefore, it may take some time to obtain a certain category.
Eg:
- from a moped to category “B” - 32 hours,
- from a motorcycle to category “B” -24 hours,
- from category “b” to “c” - 22 hours,
- from category “c” to “b” -114 hours.
In some cases, the driver will be required to undergo additional retraining at special auto courses. Typically, this requirement applies to drivers planning to transport dangerous goods. Lectures will be given over 5-7 days. When a driver has to work on a vehicle that uses gasoline and gas fuel alternately, he will need retraining for 3-5 days.
Most teenagers are under the misconception that after graduating from a driving school, they have the right to drive a car. As a rule, this results in significant unpleasant consequences for them, which will also directly affect the car owner, because he allowed a person who does not have a license to drive the car.
The nuances of driving a scooter
To control a scooter, you also need to follow certain nuances. It is very important to carefully monitor their compliance so as not to find yourself in an unfavorable situation.
- In a situation where a minor child under the age of 16 gets behind the wheel of a scooter, all responsibility, and therefore administrative punishment, falls on his parents. It is believed that violation of traffic rules by a minor child occurs due to insufficient education, as well as due to the fact that the parents were unable to explain to their child the need to directly comply with the current traffic rules for all participants in this process.
- If the driver already has any other category, he does not need to take the exam to obtain category M. It is believed that in such a situation, the person already knows all the rules of the road, which means he can drive a vehicle without additional training for a new category.
- If the scooter's engine capacity does not exceed 50 cubic centimeters, then it does not need to be registered with a specialized body.
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Fine for transferring control of a car to a person who does not have a license
Completion of training does not give you the right to drive a car. Many driving school students tend to ignore this rule. Most often, such mistakes are made by young people. A fine for driving a car or moped without a license will be punishable by an administrative penalty in the amount of 5,000 to 15,000 rubles. A car owner who entrusts the driving of a car to a person who does not have a license will be subject to a fine of up to 30,000 rubles. If the car was taken without the owner’s knowledge, the punishment for the offender will be completely different. The penalty can reach 120,000 rubles or act as a restriction of freedom for up to 3 years.
Using low beam headlights on a scooter
19.5. During daylight hours, all moving vehicles must have low-beam headlights or daytime running lights on to indicate them.
As practice shows, mopeds and scooters are extremely rarely equipped with special daytime running lights. Instead, the driver must use low beam headlights. The driver must turn on the headlight immediately after he has taken his place in the seat and has firmly grasped the steering wheel.
This rule is very important from a safety point of view. It allows drivers of other vehicles to notice a moving scooter or motorcycle in advance. Therefore, the safety of the driver of a two-wheeled vehicle directly depends on turning on the low beam.
Let me remind you that starting November 10, 2010, drivers of all vehicles must turn on low beam headlights.
What documents will be needed to obtain a license?
To obtain a driver's license for the first time, you will need the following documents:
- application addressed to the traffic police chief,
- passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation,
- medical certificate,
- certificate of completion of training at a driving school,
- state duty.
In some cases, the future driver needs to provide photographs if the license issuance system is not automated at the traffic police department. These questions must be clarified in advance at the traffic police department where the license will be obtained. The absence of one or more documents may be the reason for refusal of admission to testing. The application can be submitted in person to the traffic police or by logging into the State Services portal.
ATTENTION !!! After submitting the application and copies of the required documents, those wishing to obtain a license will be assigned a date and time for testing. The future driver will need to pass the theoretical and practical parts of the test. Passing the theory consists of answering 20 questions correctly in 20 minutes. The driver can only make 2 mistakes. Exceeding this limit will indicate the need to retake the exam after 7 days.
The practical part consists of driving a vehicle of the appropriate category, provided by the traffic police or brought by the examinee himself. In this case, another person will have to be behind the wheel, and the vehicle will have to be certified accordingly. Successfully passing the test will provide the opportunity to acquire the desired rights.
Road rules for scooters in 2020
Good afternoon, dear reader.
One of the previous articles on pddmaster.ru discussed whether a scooter driver needs a helmet. However, this is not the only question that arises among two-wheeler owners.
Even though a driver's license is required to operate mopeds, many scooter drivers do not know the traffic rules that apply to them.
This article discusses in detail the traffic rules for scooter drivers in force in 2021:
Who will be denied a license?
Not everyone can become the owner of the coveted driver's license. Some people will not be able to obtain them from the traffic police.
Refusal may be due to the following reasons:
- age is less than the established norms,
- incapacity of the applicant for obtaining rights,
- for health,
- incomplete package of documents,
- a court order prohibiting a specific person from driving,
- providing incorrect data,
- lack of training in a driving school and some others.
Some people mistakenly believe that having a criminal record can be a barrier to obtaining a license. Such a statement has no legal basis. Even an outstanding criminal record cannot be the reason for refusal to issue a license. The only exception is a restraining order against driving.
Medical conditions that may cause a refusal to issue a license include:
- blindness or low visual acuity,
- temporary hearing loss,
- muscle paresis that limits the movement of the eyeball,
- immobility of several fingers,
- chronic mental disorders,
- neurotic pathologies,
- epilepsy,
- personality disorders
- oligophrenia and some other diseases.
In this case, a note is made in the medical certificate about the prohibition of driving or restriction of driving for a certain period. The medical commission may oblige the driver to move using special devices. For example, these could be glasses or contact lenses for poor vision.
