In accordance with the RA law "On Ensuring Road Traffic Safety", persons called up for service in the Armed Forces and other troops of the RA may be issued a driver's license for category "D" and subcategory "D1" vehicles upon reaching the age of:

Explanation

A category "D" and sub-category "D1" licence is issued to persons aged 19 and over.

Category D covers buses and sub-category D1 smaller passenger-carrying vehicles such as minibuses, and the age limit for it is 19 — not the 18 you have in mind for the lighter classes. The legislator's logic is clear: a driver carrying dozens of seated and standing passengers has both a larger, heavier vehicle with wider blind spots and a wider turning path, and a manifold responsibility for human life. One extra year of age effectively guarantees a minimum of driving experience before sitting behind the wheel of a bus.

This question is ultimately numerical and a matter of memory, but its trap is predictable: the 18-year option is the mind's default answer, and the exam counts on exactly that. Keep the number 19 separate and do not mix it with the age limits of the other classes.

• 18 is the limit for the lighter classes and is not enough for carrying passengers by bus or minibus. • 20 is higher than the limit the law sets; the answer is 19. • 21 is the age limit in some other countries, not the one laid down in Armenia.

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