For several years, drivers of cars with driving license category B have the right to ride motorcycles without an additional exam. These are not large motorcycles, but in crowded and congested large cities they are an invaluable means of transport.
What motorcycles can be carried out with the category B driving license?
In 2015, there were changes in the law thanks to which Drivers with driving license category B They obtained new powers and without having to undergo additional courses and exams. According to these regulations, car drivers, with at least three years of experience, can also lead motorcycles and scooters with engine capacity up to 125 ccm.
However, the engine capacity is not the only limitation. In addition to the ankle capacity of the engine, which cannot exceed 125 ccm, motorcycles and scooters allowed for drivers from category B must still have Maximum power lower than 11 kW (15 HP) and Power ratio to mass may not exceed 0.1 kW/kg. This last condition means that with maximum permissible power The two -wheeler must weigh at least 110 kg.
Having a category B also entitles you to legal moped or lower -class 50 ccm scooter, whose maximum speed does not exceed 45 km per hour.
The age limit of the driver from category B to lead a two -wheeler
You must be at least 21 years old to run two -wheelers with a driving license. However, age limitation does not result directly from the provision, but from the internship of having a lawyer imposed on the legislator. To Legally lead a motorcycle or scooter, having a category B driving license, you must have a category B driving license for at least three years. As the category B driving license can be obtained only after the age of 18 can be obtained only, then with this category motorcycles can be run at the earliest after the age of 21.
One exception are mopeds up to 50 ccm. In this case, there are no additional requirements for the driver’s age.
Higher capacity and power only for three -wheelers
Since December 2018, category B driving license owners have the right to ride motorcycles with a larger capacity. This amendment to the provisions, in which a record appeared enabling driving from category B without restrictions as to the capacity or engine power tricycles. To use such a vehicle, however, he must have L5E approval and meet its technical requirements, i.e. Two of the three wheels must be placed in one axis (it can be both front and rear axles), a The wheelbase on a common axle cannot be less than 46 cm.
