North Korean driver's license test record

What's the North Korean driver's license like? How to get a driver's license in North Korea? Maybe many riders don't know much about it, so I will tell you about this Bian Xiao for your reference.

As a foreign correspondent, besides speaking foreign languages, writing articles and taking photos, driving is also a very important skill. I am not only a journalist in North Korea, but also a rare female driver on the road in North Korea. In North Korea, from getting a driver's license to driving on the road, I saw male and female traffic policemen with the same "benchmark" on the street, knew all kinds of special license plates, and got selfless help from enthusiastic people. My driving experience in Pyongyang made me feel a lot.

Because I already have a China driver's license in China, it is relatively easy to take a driver's license test in North Korea, so I don't have to take a written test, just study the local traffic regulations and oral test, and then take a road test. Similar to China, North Korea follows the principle of driving on the right. It is very important to learn to recognize the gestures of traffic police, because traffic police often use batons to direct traffic on the road. For example, the traffic police's side arm extends horizontally, the lower end of the baton is raised to shoulder level, which means stopping to let the tram go forward, while the traffic police's arm and baton extend horizontally to chest level, which means that the traffic police's left vehicle can go straight or turn, and so on.

After memorizing various traffic signs and traffic police gestures, the reporter submitted the driver's license application materials to the traffic control office and made an appointment for the exam. On the same day, three foreigners went to the traffic control office to get their driver's licenses. Besides me and a comrade from the China Embassy, there is also the wife of a German teacher from Kim Il Sung University. We conducted an oral examination of traffic regulations separately in turn, with a male traffic policeman in a sky-blue uniform as the examiner. He took out a pile of small plastic plates covered with traffic signs and asked us to identify the answers one by one.

Next is the road test. After sitting in the co-pilot position of my car, the examiner asked me to drive directly to Guangfu Street, Qingnian Street and other sections for a spin. This is to test various control and coping abilities such as passing through various intersections, passing other vehicles, coping with different terrain, and adjusting speed during actual driving. A few people came back and forth, and the examiner got off the bus and said to me, "I can go home and wait for the notice." About half a month later, I received a driver's license issued by the traffic control department: a yellow-green plastic card with the driver's identity information, the types of vehicles allowed to drive, the validity period of the driver's license and so on. And the red seal with the words "People's Security Department of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea".

In North Korea, in addition to the state's rewards for meritorious personnel, the number of private cars is very small, and most of the vehicles on the road are buses, including unit cars, transport vehicles, buses and taxis. Drivers are basically men, so I became a rare female driver on the Korean road. On the way, drivers and passengers of other cars often look at me in surprise and then greet me with a smile. People in China often like to put stickers on their cars, such as "Be careful, female driver", but this is not the case in North Korea. North Korea usually brushes "My motherland is the best!" On the car body. Slogans such as "Three Thousand Miles of Beautiful Mountains and Rivers". There are not only car stickers like "female driver", but also car stickers like "internship" and "running-in". Even so, other drivers are generally very polite when they see that I am a female driver.

Although there are few female drivers in North Korea, there are many female traffic policemen, which is a very famous beauty in Pyongyang. The female traffic police is heroic and spirited, and it is fast and flexible to direct traffic with a traffic stick. They change shifts in about half an hour, and they are on duty regardless of the cold and heat. They are very dedicated. In 20 13, Li Qingxin, a 22-year-old female traffic policeman, also won the title of "Hero of the Republic of China".

The first batch of female traffic police in Pyongyang was on duty at 1994, which has a glorious history of 20 years. The selection of female traffic police is very strict. Every year, about 30 middle school graduates are carefully selected 16. The height is required to be no less than 163cm, with good physical appearance and excellent academic performance. Because female traffic policemen change careers or continue their studies after marriage, even if they are unmarried, they usually only work until they are 26 years old, so they cherish their time as traffic policemen and are very proud of this profession.

The uniforms of Korean policewomen are very distinctive. Summer is a white and blue dress with a big hat and sunglasses, spring and autumn is a blue dress with a big hat and coat, winter is a wool collar with blue pants and a cotton hat with boots. Wear a reflective belt and hold a flashing baton when on duty at night; Rainy days require raincoats and boots. In addition to these, the state also distributes a full set of cosmetics to female traffic police free of charge.

The main duty of female traffic police is to direct traffic, but this is the duty of male traffic police. If Korean female traffic police are red flowers, male traffic police are like green leaves, and their work scope is wider, including directing traffic, maintaining order, patrolling by motorcycle, and punishing and educating those who violate traffic laws. In addition, the male traffic police are also responsible for the duty after 10 in the afternoon. Once, because I went home late at night for an activity, the street was almost empty, but when I passed every intersection, I always saw a figure standing silently on the side of the road at night, that is, the traffic police who stuck to their posts.

Generally speaking, traffic jams rarely occur on the streets of Pyongyang because the traffic volume is small. Similarly, there are few cases of uncivilized driving, and I have hardly seen any cases of "fighting" driving.

In recent years, the traffic volume of Pyongyang's roads has gradually increased, and the traffic facilities are also improving, gradually connecting with the international community. Before 20 10, there were almost no traffic lights on the roads in Pyongyang. In recent years, electronic induction lines have been installed at most intersections, and electronic induction lines have been installed at traffic lights at many intersections, that is, after the vehicles waiting in line enter the induction area, the traffic lights begin to change corresponding signals. With the traffic lights, the work of the traffic police is shared, and the command has gradually changed from standing in the middle of the road to maintaining order on the side of the road. However, because the problem of power shortage has not been completely solved, it is still very important for the traffic police to directly direct traffic during power failure. In addition, solar street lamps have been installed in some places in recent years, such as Datong Riverside Road in Pyongyang.

According to North Korea's traffic regulations, in order to drive safely, the lights should also be turned on during the day. This is consistent with European practice. So after I came to Korea, I got into the habit of wearing a seat belt and turning on the lights when I got on the bus. In addition, due to the terrain, there are many downhill roads in Pyongyang, and it often snows and freezes in winter. I drive a rear-drive manual gearbox, so my driving skills have also been trained.

Driving on the streets of Pyongyang, you will find that North Korean license plates are very distinctive. Ordinary cars with white characters on a black background, military vehicles with white characters on a black background, diplomatic missions with blue cards in North Korea, foreign-funded institutions with red cards in North Korea, and vehicles registered in Huang Ka's personal name. Ordinary cars start with administrative areas such as "Pyongyang" and "South Han Yong Road", and the last two digits indicate the unit of the car, such as 47 trade organizations and 86 news organizations. The last number is the license plate number of the car. There are two kinds of black and white license plates that are very eye-catching: one is the vehicle in the center of the Workers' Party of Korea, which starts with "July 7", and the traffic police will salute when they see the victory anniversary of the Korean motherland's liberation war; The other is a five-pointed star limousine, which important foreign guests will see when they visit.

There are two blue brands of cars. One is the North Korean embassy car, which starts with the word "foreign" to indicate that it is a foreign car. Then the first few digits are the serial numbers of countries that have established diplomatic relations with North Korea. For example, Russia, Mongolia and Poland that established diplomatic relations with North Korea for the first time are "Diplomatic 0 1", "Diplomatic 02" and "Diplomatic 03" respectively. China is the 10 country that established diplomatic relations with the DPRK, so the vehicles of the Chinese Embassy in the DPRK begin with "Waiwai 10". Korea International Organization directly marks the names of the European Union, the International Red Cross and the International Food and Agriculture Organization in Korean on the blue card. The red card car also begins with the word "wai", followed by the first few numbers representing the nature of the organization. For example, the car of the North Korean branch of the newspaper is a red card car. Because it is a news unit, it is classified into 86 series with the beginning of "foreign 86", just like our Korean news counterparts. Sometimes you can see some vehicles on the road that haven't had time to get on the license plate. Usually you hang a license plate that says "new car" in Korean first.

Koreans mainly take public transportation, such as buses and subways. Including ordinary buses, double-decker buses, trams and trolleybuses. For the convenience of the citizens, these public transport services have been running until around 10 and 1 1 at night, and the fare is very low, only 50 won (less than 5 cents), which belongs to the welfare nature. The Korean people are waiting in an orderly way, and there is no need to set up a special person to guide them at the station. They all consciously queue up at the station, sometimes for a long time.

There are also many Koreans who commute to work by bike, but most of them are men. There are few women riding bicycles in the urban area of Pyongyang, and there is no phenomenon of riding bicycles with others. In the last two years, the taxi industry in Pyongyang has developed rapidly. Many years ago, when I was studying in North Korea, there were few taxis in Pyongyang, so I needed to call the taxi management agency in advance to make an appointment. Now, taxis on the streets of Pyongyang can stop immediately.

Car insurance and car inspection are indispensable for driving. The National Insurance Association of Korea is responsible for our auto insurance business, and sends people to handle the business regularly from June 5438 to 10 every year. The third party liability insurance is a kind of insurance that must be insured. The premium is 230 euros, valid for one year. The terms of the insurance contract are marked in Korean and English, and yellow insurance cards are issued.

People have a driver's license and cars need a driver's license. This driving license is called "Passenger Car Registration Certificate". Certificates are on both sides. There is a full-body color photo with a license plate number on the front of the car, and the red seal reads "Ministry of People's Defence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and National Defense Commission of China". On the reverse side, the company, model, serial number, color, fuel, load and purpose of the car are indicated. In addition to the driver's license, the vehicle also needs to go to the traffic control office for regular inspection and technical inspection. When checking the car, the inspector first checks the appearance of the car, and then drives the car into the technical workshop to carry out technical inspection on the tires, body, brakes, lights and speakers with equipment. After all the projects are qualified, you can get the circular qualified sign issued by the traffic control department and stick it on the glass in front of the car. The car I drove has experienced me three times in this newspaper, and it has been 10 years. Because of its long history, even Korean comrades in the garage are familiar with it. Every time I go to the garage, the comrades there always greet me warmly from a distance, and the comrades in the garage often come out to help at critical moments. Once, the car couldn't catch fire in the garage of the branch company, and the repair shop sent three workers to carry the equipment to repair it. Another time, the car broke down on the road and the repair shop sent a tow rope to pull it back. Because I was afraid I couldn't drive the towed car, they also sent a driver to help.

North Korean society advocates helping others, and passers-by are generally very enthusiastic when they encounter difficulties on the road. Many friends around me in China have had this experience. Once, a friend drove back to Pyongyang, and his car accidentally fell into a ditch on the side of the road. Just as a Korean People's Army car passed by, he helped push it up. The friend wanted to get paid, but he was turned down. The soldiers left only one sentence: "We are the soldiers of Comrade General!"

I've experienced something similar myself. At that time, I was riding a friend's car in China, and suddenly my battery died on the way. Passing cars stopped to help, and a soldier of the Korean People's Army even tried to remove the battery from his jeep to help our car start, but later gave up because of the different battery models. The gathered North Koreans also plan to come up together to help push the cart. Later, they finally found the battery connection cable in a car. The Korean driver connected the cable to our car and started it for us with his car. So many unknown Koreans came to help at that time, and the scene was really touching.

The above is the latest information compiled by the editor of Pacific Auto Network for you.

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