What cars can I drive with category B?

Some twenty years ago, a car was a luxury. Only a wealthy person holding a high-ranking position could afford personal transport. Now it is common vehicle.

The number of drivers is increasing every year, and more and more often you can see a young girl or a young guy driving. To be eligible to drive a vehicle, the driver must be over 18 years old and have driver's license... This document is divided into several categories.

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What are the categories of driver's license?

The concept of a category of rights means the ability to manage only one type of vehicle. Today, there are only five varieties of the main categories. Each of them also has several subcategories.

In order to get them, you need to go through special training at a school for future car owners and pass exams at the traffic police. After these actions, the person will receive his first driver's document, which will indicate which vehicle category he has the right to drive.

Driving license categories

1. Category A allows you to drive motorcycles, mopeds and motorcycles with a sidecar... It is permissible to use a two-wheeled vehicle with or without a trailer. The total weight of the vehicle with all additional equipment must not exceed 400 kilograms. This category is subdivided into subcategory A1. It gives the right to ride a motorcycle with low power and small engine displacement. Earlier we wrote about in a similar article.
2. Category B is the most popular in our country... Drivers who receive it acquire the right to drive a passenger car. Its mass should not be more than 3.5 tons, and the number of seats in it should not be more than 8. It is also permissible to use an additional trailer, with a weight limit of up to 750 kilograms, but at the same time its total weight together with the car should not be be over 3.5 tons. There are two subcategories: B1 and BE;
3. - enables the driver to drive a medium-weight car (from 3.5 to 7.5 tons) and a truck, the weight of which is more than 7, tons. Subcategories C1 and CE. Find out more about.
4. Category D - applies to a vehicle with more than 8 seats. It is permissible to travel with an additional trailer weighing more than 750 kilograms. Subcategory DE gives the right to transport a heavier trailer, and D1 - to drive small buses;
5. Category M - gives the right to drive light motorcycles, mopeds or ATVs.
6. Previously, there was another category E, but not so long ago it was canceled. Instead, additional subcategories have appeared.

Additional categories of driving licenses

The most popular category B today is divided into two subcategories: BE and B1.

• BE. Additional letter E, "says" that the driver has the right to drive a car with an additional trailer. However, the total weight: passenger car + trailer must not exceed 3.5 tons. The trailer itself cannot be more than 0.75 tons;
• Subcategory B1 allows the driver to drive a lightweight vehicle weighing up to 550 kilograms.

The driving subcategory is automatically assigned to the driver. That is, if a person has rights to category B, therefore, subcategories B1 and BE are also assigned to him. You will not need to separately obtain the right to drive a passenger car with a trailer or lightweight vehicle.

Another feature is that the car owner must drive only the car that matches the received category. That is, he has been assigned category B, which means he, has no right drive a car weighing more than 3.5 tons, the number of seats for passengers more than 8, mopeds, motorcycles and other vehicles.

What affects the assignment of a category?

1. Vehicle weight;
2. Vehicle power.

Category B: What kind of cars can I drive?

Also, a jeep, some types of minibuses and gazelles are suitable for this criterion. However, to control heavier vehicles, for example, Gas or Tiger, you need to get Category C.

Features of obtaining category B rights

There are several features of obtaining a driving license with a category B:

It is also worth considering that for category B there are some speed limits.

1. When driving through a residential area or yard- maximum speed 20 km / h;
2. When driving in a village- maximum speed up to 60 km / h and 50 km / h with vehicle towing;
3. When driving on a motorway- maximum driving speed: independently - 110 km / h, with trailer towing - 90 km / h, with vehicle towing - 50 km / h;
4. When driving through a settlement- maximum speed :: independently - 90 km / h, with trailer towing - 70 km / h, with vehicle towing - 50 km / h.

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Conclusion

However, the cost and effort is worth it, as the driving license obtained is largely make it easier your life, make it more interesting and, of course, raise your self-esteem.