The rules could change for new drivers In the new Traffic Laws. Among the amendments presented and examined by Transport Commission, a proposal to change the weight/power and maximum power limits of cars that new drivers they will be able to drive in the first 3 years, effectively extending the limitation window from 1 year to 3 years. This represents a change from the current Code, which imposes limits of 55 kW/t for motor vehicles e 70 kW/h (95.2 hp) for cars only for the first year.
The new cars that a new driver can drive
The new Highway Code provides that for the first three years after obtaining the driving licensei new drivers they will not be able to drive cars with a specific power, referred to the tare weight, greater than 75 kW/t (compared to the previous 55 kW/t) and with a maximum power of 105 kW (142 hp) (instead of 70 kW). With the amendment, the maximum permitted power limit and the weight/power ratio are raised.
This means that it will now be possible to drive a wider range of cars than current restrictions. On the one hand, there is a tightening of the ruleswith the extension from one to three years of the limitation of power, but on the other hand there is an expansion of the possibilities, with the admission of more powerful cars.
New drivers, what the law says
Currently, for the first year after obtaining the license, new drivers cannot drive cars with a specific power, referred to the tare weight, greater than 55 kW/tand with an additional maximum power limit of 70 kW. For them electric cars And plug-in hybridsthe specific power ceiling is 65 kW/t, considering the weight of the battery.
Also on battery-powered vehicles the maximum power limit of 70 kW no longer applieswhile on plug-ins the power declared valid for the purposes of the calculation is that of the solo internal combustion engine, petrol or diesel. The restrictions do not apply if he is present next to the driver, in the capacity of instructora person of age not exceeding 65 years, with a valid driving license for the same category obtained for at least 10 years (or with a higher driving licence).
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