China will ban retractable car handles beginning Jan. 1, 2027
Under the proposed rules, vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tons must be equipped with interior and exterior car door handles that include a mechanical emergency opening function. The requirement is intended to ensure doors can be opened during power failures or after collisions.
Why the limit of 3.5 tons?
I guess vehicles above that weight aren’t considers ‘cars’
In Singapore you can only drive a vehicles of 3,000KG or less with a car driving licence.
I suppose it’s similar in China
I believe it could’ve come from the same root, probably USSR. Russia too has a 3,5 tons line to divide between driving licenses’ tiers.
Separate regulations for different vehicle classes