Russian State Duma adopted on April 26 in the third and final reading of the draft amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences, introducing six new categories of vehicles.
The document, after approval by the Federation Council and the President will oblige the Russians to get a driver\’s license for a moped or quad bike control.
The amendments will be introduced vehicle category BE (vehicles of category B with a trailer weighing more than the allowed 750 kilograms), CE (category C vehicles with a trailer weighing more than the allowed 750 kilograms, DE (vehicles of category B with a trailer weighing more than the allowed 750 kilograms), Tm (trams ), Tb (trolley) and M (mopeds and quad bikes).
document also proposed to introduce additional sub-categories A1 B1 C1 D1 C1E and D1E. These subcategories stipulate the specific characteristics of vehicles, for example, maximum weight or the number of passengers as well as the ability to use them for various trailers maximum permissible weight. given permission to operate a moped or quad bike will be 16 years old, and the drivers of these vehicles will be responsible for accidents along with other members of the movement.
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curious that on April 19 the State Duma passed the bill on second reading, but the deletion of the ban on driving a car with a manual transmission, which applies to drivers who have been trained in a car with an automatic transmission. On the third reading of the document has been submitted to it such a prohibition, for the third reading of the bill, he was not expelled.
Upon entry into force of the draft amendments to the drivers who have passed the exams for the rights of a car with a manual transmission, will be able to operate the machines with manual and automatic transmission . At that drivers who have passed examinations on machines with a gun, will travel only on cars with exactly this transmission. Finally, the bill prohibits to recruit drivers who do not have Russian national driving licenses.