When purchasing a new car, people plan to use it as the main means of transportation, without encountering problems with the law. To guarantee this, first of all you will have to undergo training in driving a vehicle, and then the procedure for obtaining a driver’s license.
In Russia, documents of a new type have been introduced at the moment, which have received additional subcategories.
What is the procedure for obtaining rights?
In order to guarantee driving without any complications, a person who has reached the age of 16 years old will have to perform the following actions:
- Fully undergo independent training and prepare for exams on knowledge of traffic rules.
- Learn to drive correctly, quickly solve difficult situations that arise on the road. To do this, you have to use the services of an instructor with great experience.
- Go through a medical commission to get a medical certificate for a driver’s license.
- Collect a set of all required documents.
- Successfully carry out the change in the traffic police.
- Obtain a driver’s license from the exam by visiting the traffic police unit.
Features of obtaining rights
You can get a driver’s license only in the traffic police unit. This document is the main one, since it is only upon presentation that you can safely ride without fear of a fine. This certificate has two varieties: national and international. Usually people get national. It is issued for 10 years and is valid only within the Russian Federation. The international certificate must be completed in the language that is official in the country issuing it.
Every 10 years there is a mandatory replacement of rights, since without changes after this period they are considered invalid. The driver must remember that this procedure should not be complicated, so you can not lose documents that will have to be attached to the certificate. If a citizen of the Russian Federation decided to go abroad not temporarily, but permanently, he is forced to replace and obtain a driver’s license before this action. There are times when an identity is lost. Then a paper marked "Duplicate" is issued, and the old document loses its relevance.
When a duplicate is received, it is likely that the driver will be interviewed for familiarization with the traffic rules, but this does not always happen. It should be remembered that if it is officially recorded that a driver’s license has been lost since the age of 16 as a result of theft, fire or other accident, then there is no need to confirm knowledge of traffic rules.
Getting a medical certificate
Often the difficulty in obtaining a driver’s license is precisely getting a medical certificate, especially if it is necessary to quickly get it. If you go to the district hospital, then the whole process will take about 2-3 days, and a person will have to sit in line, and not just come and celebrate. This can be afforded only to those who are easily asked to leave work or are on vacation. If you go to a special organization, you can get help in 30-40 minutes without any difficulties and problems.
What do you need to bring with you?
It is necessary to take some documents with you, since without them it is impossible to issue a certificate:
- Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation.
- A military card, if a young man decided to get a driver's license from the age of 16.
- A 3x4 photo, similar to the one you need to bring in for pasting in the rights.
Many offices additionally require a certificate from a narcological or psychiatric dispensary, although this is not provided for by law, so you can mention this when you receive such a request. Such requirements are carried out if it is suspected that a driver's license from the age of 16 will be issued to a drug addict or to a person with severe mental pathologies.
Which doctors need to go?
- Otolaryngologist. This is a specialist who examines the condition of the ears, throat and nose. Usually, his appointment is quick and without complications.
- Ophthalmologist. He checks his vision, so care should be taken at the reception.
- Surgeon. Usually he checks the condition of the spine.
- Neuropathologist. In dealing with these doctors, care should be taken and politeness, then a satisfactory result can be obtained pretty quickly.
- Expert in narcology. Usually you have to take a special test, after which you can view the result.
- Psychiatrist. Often there are no problems with this doctor.
- Therapist. Sometimes this specialist becomes useful for the person himself, so go through all the tests in the interests of the candidate himself to obtain a driver’s license.
- Gynecologist. This doctor should be passed only to women.
Validity of medical certificate
A medical certificate for a driver’s license has a very limited validity period, and often this indicator depends on the age of the person himself:
- For 2 years, it is issued to men after 55 years.
- For the same period, it is received by women older than 50 years.
- For persons under 50 years of age, the certificate remains relevant for 3 years.
If the test results were mixed or the person officially has any contraindications to driving in a car as a driver, doctors have the opportunity to independently reduce its validity to 1 year. So that no problems arise, you should prepare in advance for analyzes and examinations to get the most positive result.
Contraindications to driving
There are specific diseases that can limit a person's ability to drive a car or completely prohibit him from performing this action. The Ministry of Health regulated the list of such diseases, therefore, if they exist, a person will not be able to obtain a driver’s license from the age of 16 even with knowledge of traffic rules and other parameters coinciding. Here are the main ones:
- Chronic diseases and severe pathologies of the hearing or vision.
- Disturbances in the work of the heart and vascular pathology.
- Mental illnesses or surgical disorders that require correction or are incurable.
It should be noted that even in the absence of the constant nature of the disease, temporary deviations or violations do not immediately allow you to get a driver’s license in Russia, as a person will not be able to pass an examination or pass all the tests successfully.
Mental Health Contraindications
There is a fixed list of contraindications that are based on the mental nature of specific diseases or disorders:
- Mental retardation, post-traumatic or senile dementia.
- Severe epilepsy without the possibility of stopping seizures with special drugs.
- Alcoholism in confirmed severe form.
- Taking drugs.
- Substance abuse.
If a special commission joins the test of a person’s ability to drive a vehicle, it can prohibit this action by force, but the restriction is no longer than 5 years. The severity of the disease and the individual opinion of doctors affect the period.
New Design Rights
The Vienna Convention influenced the appearance of a driver's license, so they have undergone significant changes. It should be remembered that Russia is also involved in the decisions taken, therefore, the new rules are relevant in this country. The new driver's license in appearance has not been changed.This is a pink card with an attached photo of the owner. It looks like a model driver’s license.
Innovations have also been introduced, consisting of updated inscriptions, refined figures that stand on the places where the date of issue, place of birth and other similar data are printed. All entries must be repeated in Latin in full accordance. The exact location of the inscriptions is now also determined, which is always checked by traffic police inspectors.
Driving abroad
In order to safely drive a car abroad, it is necessary to issue international driving licenses before leaving the country. If this is not done, problems may arise. However, the certification of a new sample implies the possibility of free implementation of this procedure. In order to properly draw up international driving licenses, it is necessary to accurately translate all the information from the domestic document and notarize it. Otherwise, this concept will not be valid.
