C2 Driver’s License: Subject 1

• Exam duration: 45 minutes
• Number of questions: 100
• Question types: Single-choice questions (60), True/False questions (40)
• Score: 1 point per question
• Full score: 100 points
• Passing score: 90 points or above

Version: 2025 National Road Traffic Regulations

I. Driver’s License and Motor Vehicle Administration Regulations

Permitted Vehicle Type	Age Requirement
Small Car C1 Small Automatic Car C2 Small Automatic Passenger Vehicle for Persons with Disabilities C5 Moped F	18 years old, with no upper age limit
Light Trailer C6	20 years old or above and under 70
City Bus A3 Medium Bus B1 Large Truck B2 Tram P Trolleybus N	20 years old or above and under 63
Ordinary Two-Wheel Motorcycle E Ordinary Three-Wheel Motorcycle D	18 years old or above and under 70
Low-Speed Truck C3 Three-Wheel Vehicle C4 Wheeled Special-Purpose Machinery M	18 years old or above and under 63
Large Bus Heavy Tractor-Trailer	22 years old or above and under 63 Students receiving full-time vocational driving-skills education: 19 years old or above and under 63

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Vehicles permitted with a C1 license: C2 (small automatic cars) / C3 (low-speed trucks) / C4 (three-wheel vehicles). C6 (light trailers) is not included.

Vehicles permitted with a C2 license: small and mini automatic passenger vehicles, as well as C3 (light and mini automatic cargo vehicles).

To apply for an additional C6 (light trailer) endorsement, you must have held a small-car driver’s license for at least one year.

Drivers aged 70 and drivers of large/medium passenger and cargo vehicles must undergo a physical examination once every year.

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Driver’s license examination subjects:

Subject 1: Traffic laws and related knowledge — 90 points to pass

Subject 2: Closed-course driving skills — 80 points to pass

Subject 3: Road driving skills — 90 points to pass

Subject 4: Safe and civilized driving knowledge — 90 points to pass

For Subject 2 and the road-driving portion of Subject 3, there are 5 appointment opportunities each.

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Only when a driver’s license is lost or damaged should a replacement be obtained from the vehicle administration office at the place of issuance.

For vehicle documents or identifiers such as the “motor vehicle registration certificate,” “license plate,” “vehicle registration license,” “engine number,” or “vehicle identification number” that are lost, destroyed, or damaged, replacement or renewal should be requested at the place of vehicle registration.

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To add the C6 light-trailer category, you must take Subject 2 “closed-course driving skills” and Subject 3 “safe and civilized driving knowledge.”

The C6 Subject 2 examination includes:

stake test, curve driving, and right-angle turning.

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During the probationary period, when driving on an expressway, the driver must be accompanied by a person who has held a license for the corresponding or a higher permitted vehicle category for more than 3 years.

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The learner-driving certificate is valid for 3 years.

Within 90 days before the expiration of a motor vehicle driver’s license, apply for renewal at the vehicle administration office at the place where the license was issued.

If a driver’s telephone number, contact address, or other information changes, the driver must file the updated information with the vehicle administration office at the place where the license was issued within 30 days after the change.

Drivers holding licenses for large buses, heavy tractor-trailers, city buses, medium buses, or large trucks must, when information about their employer changes, file the change with the vehicle administration office at the location of the employer within 30 days after the change.

Failure to update information in time is punishable by a fine of not less than RMB 20 and not more than RMB 200.

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How many years are you prohibited from applying for a driver’s license?

False 1: false application materials — 1 year

Revoked 3: revocation — 3 years

Drugs 3: drug use — 3 years

Fraud 3: fraud/deception — 3 years

Drunk 5: drunk driving — 5 years

Hit-and-run/crime: lifetime ban

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Drunk driving:

II. Road Traffic Signs and Signals

Road traffic signs are implemented strictly according to GB5768.

Prohibitory Signs

Stop and Give Way	Slow Down and Give Way

No Traffic	No Entry

Give Way to Oncoming Traffic	Priority over Oncoming Traffic

No Long-Term Parking	No Parking
Yellow dashed line painted along the road edge or curb	Yellow solid line painted along the road edge or curb

No Motor Vehicles	No Small Passenger Cars	No Electric Bicycles

Maximum Speed Limit	End of Speed Limit	Minimum Speed	Advisory Speed

Width Limit	Height Limit

Stop for Inspection	Customs Exit Inspection

Warning Signs

Merging Traffic	Merging Traffic

Two-Way Traffic	Crossroads

Pass on Either Side	Pass on Left	Pass on Right

Road Narrows on Left	Road Narrows on Right	Narrow Bridge

Traffic Accident Management	Accident-Prone Section

Watch for Pedestrians	Watch for Children

Watch for Livestock	Watch for Wild Animals

Crossbuck Symbol (used at railway crossings involving multiple tracks)	Guarded Railway Crossing	Unguarded Railway Crossing

Distance to a railway crossing:

$\textcolor{red}{One~bar}$ represents 50 m; $\textcolor{red}{Two~bars}$ represent 100 m, and so on.

Sharp Left Turn	Reverse Curves	Winding Road

Steep Ascent	Steep Descent	Continuous Descent

Falling Rocks on Left	Dangerous Mountainside Road on Left	Embankment Road

Road Hump	Uneven Road	Hump Bridge

Village	Tunnel	Ferry

Turn On Headlights in Tunnel	Tidal Lane Ahead	Keep Safe Distance

Mandatory Signs

Straight Ahead Only	One-Way Road (Straight Ahead)

U-Turn Permitted	U-Turn Lane

Sound Horn	Turn On Headlights

Keep Left	Keep Right	Keep to Right Lane

Straight Ahead and Left Turn	Straight Ahead and Right Turn	Left and Right Turns

Straight/Left at Interchange	Straight/Right at Interchange	Roundabout

Shared Straight/Right-Turn Lane	Shared U-Turn/Left-Turn Lane

Motor-Vehicle Lane	Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Lane	Non-Motor-Vehicle Lane

Pedestrians Only	Pedestrian Crossing

Priority at Intersection	No Through Road

Guide Signs

Passing Bay	Bay-Type Emergency Parking Area	Expressway Emergency Parking Area

Intersection Ahead	Y-Junction Ahead	Interchange Ahead

Pass on Left	Pass on Either Side	Pass on Right

Linear Guidance

Starting Point	Ending Point

Stop and Take a Card	Manual Toll Lane	Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Lane

Emergency Telephone	Rescue Telephone

National Highway	Provincial Highway	County Road	Township Road

Tourist-Area Signs

Distance to Tourist Area	Direction to Tourist Area

III. Road Traffic Conditions and Rules

Fatigue driving:

After driving for 4 hours, you must rest for at least 20 minutes. Otherwise, it is considered fatigue driving.

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Maximum-speed questions:

For U-turns, narrow roads, narrow bridges, muddy roads, railway crossings, downhill roads, and muddy/icy/snow-covered roads, the maximum speed must not exceed $30\mathrm{km/h}$.

Urban roads:

No center line: $30\mathrm{km/h}$

With a center line: $50\mathrm{km/h}$

Ordinary highways:

No center line: $40\mathrm{km/h}$

With a center line: $70\mathrm{km/h}$

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Distance questions: within how many meters is parking prohibited?

If the place contains the idea of an intersection/entrance, think 50 m:

railway crossing, curve, tunnel, or narrow road less than 4 m wide.

If the place contains the word station, think 30 m:

bus stop, fire station, gas station.

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Placement of warning signs:

On an ordinary road, place the warning sign $50\text{–}100\mathrm{m}$ behind the vehicle.

On an expressway, place the warning sign more than $150\mathrm{m}$ behind the vehicle.

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Expressway visibility questions:

Visibility $200\mathrm{m}$: speed no more than $60\mathrm{km/h}$, following distance $100\mathrm{m}$.

Visibility $100\mathrm{m}$: speed no more than $40\mathrm{km/h}$, following distance $50\mathrm{m}$.

Visibility $50\mathrm{m}$: speed no more than $20\mathrm{km/h}$, and leave the expressway as soon as possible.

IV. Road Traffic Safety Violations and Penalties

Under the new rules, demerit points are:

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1 Point

Lights — failing to use lights as required

Prohibitions — violating prohibitory signs or prohibited road markings

U-turn — improper U-turning or reversing on ordinary roads

Meeting traffic — failing to meet oncoming traffic as required

Inspection — ordinary vehicle not undergoing inspection as required

Seat belt — failing to wear a seat belt

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3 Points

Yielding — various failures to yield

Lane — weaving or improperly changing lanes on ordinary roads

Overtaking — improper overtaking

Plate installation — failing to install the license plate as required

Phone — using a phone while driving

Too slow — driving below the minimum speed on an expressway

Warning sign — failing to place a warning sign as required

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6 Points

Minor injury — causing minor injury

Signal — failing to obey traffic signals

Emergency lane — occupying an emergency lane

Suspension — driving while the driver’s license is temporarily suspended

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9 Points

Illegal parking — illegally parking on an expressway

Wrong category — driving a vehicle inconsistent with the permitted license category; driving a school bus without the required school-bus qualification

No plate — intentionally defacing or covering the license plate, or failing to display a license plate

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12 Points

Alcohol — drunk/drinking-related driving offenses

Forgery — forging, altering, or using another person’s vehicle documents or license plates

Serious injury/death — causing injury above minor injury or causing death

Wrong-way driving — reversing, making a U-turn, or driving against traffic on an expressway or urban express road

Profit — accepting punishment on behalf of another person for financial gain

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Vehicle length, width, or height violation: 1 point

Unauthorized modification of the vehicle body structure: 1 point

Wrong-way driving on an ordinary road: 3 points

Wrong-way driving on an expressway: 12 points

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Speeding

Ordinary Small Car	20%–50%	More than 50%
Ordinary Road	3 points	6 points
Expressway	6 points	12 points

School Bus Passenger Vehicle Hazardous-Goods Vehicle	Ordinary Road			Expressway
	10%–20%	20%–50%	More than 50%	<20%	20% or more
	1 point	6 points	9 points	6 points	12 points

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Passenger Overloading

School buses/passenger vehicles/tourist vehicles:

Less than 20% over capacity: 6 points

More than 20% over capacity: 12 points

Passenger Overloading	20%–50%	50%–100%	More than 100%
Fewer than 7 seats	3 points	6 points	12 points
7 seats or more	6 points	9 points	12 points

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Cargo Overloading

Less than 30% of Permitted Total Mass	30%–50%	More than 50%
1 point	3 points	6 points

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Point reduction through traffic-law study:

Maximum reduction in one scoring cycle: $6\text{ points}$

One scoring cycle: $12\text{ months}$

Public-welfare activity:

1 hour / 1 activity = reduction of 1 point

On-site study:

1 hour = reduction of 2 points

Online study:

Complete 30 minutes of study within 3 days = reduction of 1 point

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Full-Score Study

One 12-Point Violation	Two 12-Point Violations	Three 12-Point Violations
Subject 1	Subject 1 + Subject 3	Subject 1 + Subject 2 + Subject 3

On-site: 2 days

Online: 3 days

Independent study: 2 days

For every additional 12 points, small-car drivers add 7 days, up to a maximum of 60 days.

V. Regulations on Handling Road Traffic Accidents

VI. Basic Knowledge of Motor Vehicles

The ignition switch has four positions:

LOCK: cuts off power and locks the steering wheel.

ACC: supplies power to accessories, such as the music player.

ON: supplies power to all vehicle electrical systems except the starter motor.

START: supplies power to the starter motor and starts the engine.

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ACC: Adaptive Cruise Control

LDW: Lane Departure Warning

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Door Warning Light	Hood Warning Light	Tailgate Warning Light	Hazard Warning Lights	Electrical-Circuit Fault

Low-Beam Headlights	High-Beam Headlights	Front Fog Lights	Rear Fog Lights	Front and Rear Position Lights

Insufficient Coolant	Engine Temperature Too High	Low Engine-Oil Pressure

Brake Applied	Brake System Fault

Front Windshield Defogging	Rear Windshield Defogging

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High-Frequency Test Tips

When turning right versus turning left, the right-turning vehicle yields to the left-turning vehicle.

Turning vehicles yield to vehicles going straight.

When both vehicles are going straight, the vehicle on the right goes first.

For first aid, stop bleeding first.

For bleeding control, apply pressure on the side closer to the heart.

Do not drag an injured person.

Using rope for bandaging is wrong because rope is not sufficiently soft.

On roads without a center line, vehicles travel in the middle, while pedestrians and non-motor vehicles use the sides.

If there is no dispute and no one is injured or killed, move the vehicles away.

If the vehicles can be moved but the drivers refuse to move them, a RMB 200 fine applies.

The safety headrest should be positioned behind the head to protect the neck.

Seat belt + airbag = double protection.

Queue in order. If an answer says “in sequence/orderly,” it is generally correct.

If the answer says “after confirming safety,” it is generally correct.

Reducing parallel driving is generally correct.

“Immediately call the police” is generally correct.

Taking the initiative and yielding politely are good driving behaviors.

Avoiding danger and yielding when meeting traffic are correct behaviors.

When the options include “illegal act,” “criminal liability,” or “full responsibility,” choose accordingly.

Slowing down, stopping to yield, and proceeding to the right in order are generally correct.

Using engine braking is generally correct.

Maintaining safety and keeping a safe following distance are generally correct.

Repeatedly or urgently sounding the horn is wrong.

Statements such as “you only need to…,” “then you may…,” or “you do not need to…” are usually wrong.

Coasting is wrong.

Accelerating is wrong.