According to the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Ensuring Traffic Safety", in the subdivisions of the Traffic Police (except for the candidate of the driver of "AM" sub-vehicle) the candidate of the driver can take part in the practical examination, if he/she turned

Explanation

17 years — the practical test may be taken from the age of seventeen.

The rule: a candidate may sit the practical examination at the traffic police units from the age of seventeen, and sub-category "AM" is excepted from this provision and has its own arrangement. The key thing to separate is this: "sitting the test" is not the same as "obtaining the licence". The test is possible at 17, but a licence for categories "A" and "B" is not issued before 18.

This separation is the legislator's very logic: training and skill assessment take place in the final year before the legal age, so that on the day a person turns 18 the document is ready and the administrative load does not pile up on the issuing body. From a safety standpoint too, the practical test is held in the presence of an examiner and in a vehicle fitted with auxiliary controls, so its risk is not equal to that of driving independently in traffic. Memorise 17 and keep 18 beside it as the issuing age; the common mistake is swapping these two numbers.

• 15 is not a threshold at any stage of the licensing process and is merely a filler option. • 16 is one year earlier than the permitted age for the practical test; its closeness to the correct figure makes it the main trap of the question.

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