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With the popularization of fuel power and electric power, now our travel is more and more convenient, and the daily travel distance in life has also been expanded, which also leads to people having to rely more on power-driven means of transportation, which is not a bad thing, but the changes brought about by the progress of social civilization and the economic improvement of the people.
In the choice of power-based means of transport, the older the age, in fact, the smaller the space that can be selected, as far as the current point of view, suitable for the elderly to walk in the model, mainly to electric three-wheeled, four-wheeled vehicles, of which, electric tricycles are the current mainstream, but also small connoisseurs believe that the most suitable for the elderly to use the means of transport.
To solve the travel of the elderly, electric tricycles are very important
Why do small connoisseurs believe so firmly that electric tricycles are very important for the elderly to travel, there are two main aspects of the basis, which can support my point of view;
The first aspect: electric tricycle compared to the four-wheeled old scooter, it is a legal and compliant model, and the current national standard of the old scooter has not landed, it is still wandering in the gray area, in many places are not allowed to use the model, but the tricycle is obtained from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology production license, the model obtained the motor vehicle related filing certification, it is from the regulations, there is a right to go on the road.
The second aspect: the market for electric tricycles is much larger than that of four-wheelers, electric tricycles are mainly 3 kinds, freight, leisure, with tents, and these 3 are suitable for the elderly, and four-wheeled vehicles are mainly 2 kinds, electric vehicles, low-speed electric vehicles, and the former use cost, the use threshold is relatively high, the elderly generally will not choose, and the latter belongs to the models that are not encouraged to develop, which can be compared according to the annual sales of three- and four-wheeled vehicles in 2021. The sales volume of the entire electric tricycle category is 11.9 million, while the sales of four-wheeled electric vehicles are only 1.1 million, of which the low-speed electric vehicles favored by the elderly have only 300,000 annual sales.
Current driver's license requirements for electric tricycles
Through the above analysis, it can be seen that electric tricycles are a type of model that is very important to solve the travel of the elderly and daily life, but such a model, with the standardization of electric vehicle management, its motor vehicle needs a driver's license on the road Identity has begun to be valued everywhere, which makes its use subject to certain restrictions.
What driver's license is required: According to the "Technical Conditions for the Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles" issued in 2017, "road vehicles driven by power units with two or three wheels, but excluding vehicles that meet the requirements of the national standard for electric bicycles" are electric motorcycles. Therefore, the electric tricycle should belong to the category of electric motorcycles, and what it needs is the highest level of "D certificate" for motorcycles.
What are the requirements for a driver's license: According to the provisions of the "Regulations on the Application and Use of a Motor Vehicle Driving License", the application age of the D certificate is over 18 years old and under 60 years old, which means that the elderly over 60 years old cannot obtain a D certificate for driving an electric tricycle through the examination, in addition, when the driver reaches 70 years old, the D certificate needs to go through the downgrade procedures, and the D certificate is downgraded to the F certificate, which is also not eligible to drive an electric tricycle.
Is it necessary to limit the application and use of age restrictions? Should the restriction be lifted?
As can be seen above, the application and age of use of the D certificate is actually for the elderly, not a good news, as the main user group of electric tricycles, the elderly have been greatly restricted in obtaining a driver's license, in this regard, some car owners sent out a soul question: Is it necessary? Then, the little connoisseurs will come and share my opinion.
Is it necessary to limit: my view is that there is no need, although over 60 years old, physical fitness will decline, and there will be a certain decline in all aspects of responsiveness, but, as we all know, cars have long been removed from the age limit, and the driving of cars is not higher than electric tricycles in terms of responsiveness and physical fitness? The more difficult models do not have an age limit, and the models with lower driving difficulty are not more unnecessary restrictions.
Should it be canceled: My point of view is that it should be canceled, in addition, many car owners I have contacted have also said: it should have been done earlier, the age limit should be abolished, and the basis for supporting me to think it should be canceled is mainly 2 points;
(1), as I mentioned above, although the electric tricycle does not necessarily have the old scooter, car comfort, but it in the price, light, practical and other aspects, are more suitable for the elderly to use the model, and the cancellation of the driver's license application and use of the age limit, can let the 60 years old, 70 years old or older, enjoy such a more suitable means of transportation, why not enjoy it?
(2), although the age and age of use of the D certificate is higher than the car's C-class driver's license requirements, but in the examination process, the difficulty of the D certificate will be much smaller, and the time that needs to be spent, the cost that needs to be spent, will be much less, then, the cancellation of the D certificate, in fact, is to let the elderly spend very little money, less energy, easier to get a driver's license, but also easier to do the license on the road, reduce the traffic management department to check the road without a license, which is also a win-win thing.
Small connoisseur summary: require electric tricycles, this kind of motor vehicle holding a driver's license on the road, itself there are many car owners are not very satisfied, however, most of the owners are understandable, but for electric tricycles need to hold the driving license, set for the elderly, is a more stringent threshold, which makes many elderly people feel unnecessary, lack of starting from reality.
After all, the real users of electric tricycles are the elderly, and the use of the elderly is restricted from the threshold, so who is the electric tricycle sold to? Real young people, and how many people are willing to ride electric tricycles, the consequences of this, not only affect the use of cars for the elderly, but also affect the development of the electric tricycle industry, for manufacturers, supply chains, businesses, are a kind of blow, and the release of the D license restrictions, so that the elderly can obtain a driver's license, continue to use electric tricycles, then, for everyone, is definitely a "win-win", therefore, my conclusion is that it should be canceled, there is no need to restrict.
So, do you think that the driving license D license of electric tricycle should be relaxed? Comments are welcome.