The new questions for heavy machinery written tests were rolled out last week and for B category tests on Thursday; new questions will follow for A category tests as well starting September 30.

The purpose of updating the test questions was above all to modernize them and make them more category-specific.

"We want the updated questions and visuals to better correspond to real-life traffic scenarios and to be clearly understood by those taking the test," said Ave Smirnov, director of the Driving License Department at the Transport Administration.

According to Smirnov, the difficulty level of the questions has not changed. The number of questions on the test and the visuals accompanying them, however, has gone up. The images' color schemes have been updated and the exam vehicles labeled specifically to take into account those who may have difficulty distinguishing between certain colors.

The Transport Administration has not yet completed the process of updating the written test questions more category-specific; it also plans on updating the visuals related to general traffic rules to ensure that they are suitable for various categories of vehicle.

For example, visuals depicting the same traffic scenario will depict a car for the B category written test and a truck for the C category test.

The structure of the written test will remain unchanged, including the number of questions, time, number of questions per category as well as other conditions.

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