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China will allow citizens over 70 to apply for driving licenses, on condition that their health meets the requirements for safe driving, the Ministry of Public Security announced.
公安部表示，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。
【单词讲解】
“驾照”可以用driving license或者driver's license表示。根据现行规定，想考取驾照的人必须上至少64小时的driving classes held by training schools(驾校课程)，包括两门driving theory(驾照理论)课和两门driving practice(驾照实践)课。
允许70岁以上人员申请的驾照类型分别为小型汽车(compact cars)、小型自动挡汽车(compact automatic transmission cars)、轻便摩托车(lightweight motorcycle)。
Applicants over 70 will have to pass tests of their memory, judgment, reaction time and other abilities to ensure they are capable of driving safely. They will also need to have a medical checkup and submit the result each year.
70周岁以上人员考领驾驶证的，增加记忆力、判断力、反应力等能力测试，保证身体条件符合安全驾驶要求，且需每年进行一次身体检查，提交体检证明。
其他年龄限制调整
The minimum age requirement for a driver's license for a large coach will be reduced from 26 to 22, and that for 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。
扩大体检医疗机构范围
License applicants will be able to have the 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。
扩大机动车免检范围
Excluding minivans, noncommercial cars with seven to nine seats that have been in operation for more than six years but less than 10 years 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。
【相关词汇】
新司机 newly qualified driver
闯红灯 run red light
遮挡、污损号牌 block or deface license plate
扣分处罚 point penalty
终身吊销驾照 have license revoked for life
无证驾驶 driving without a license
禁行区行驶 running through restricted areas
追尾 tailgating
肇事逃逸 hit-and-run
逃避交警检查 avoid police checkpoints
酒驾/毒驾 driving under influence(DUI)
不安全变道 unsafe lane changes
超速 speeding
超载 overloading
闯红灯 running red lights
