According to the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Ensuring Road Traffic Safety", an international driver's license for "C" category vehicles can be issued:

Explanation

Persons over 21 years of age.

The rule: an international driving permit for category "C" is issued to persons over twenty-one, whereas the same document for "A" and "B" is issued from eighteen. Explain the difference by the nature of the category rather than by rote: "C" means lorries and heavy loads; the braking distance is several times that of a passenger car, the load shifts under braking and in bends and affects stability, and this driver's work usually involves long intercity routes with fatigue and night driving.

The purpose of the document completes the reasoning: an international permit is for crossing borders and driving in another country, where the driver is neither familiar with local driving habits nor has support close at hand. That level of risk justifies the higher age. Memorise the two figures side by side: 18 for "A" and "B", 21 for "C".

• 18 is the correct answer for an international permit for "A" and "B", and that very similarity makes it the main trap of this question. • 20 is not the threshold for any category and appears only to crowd the gap between 18 and 21.

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