driving croatia
What is the legal restriction for driving vehicles that don&#39;t require a license?
<p>I live in Croatia, and laws here are not so clear to the actual restrictions for drivers licenses.</p>

<p>My question is this: what determens if a vehicle requires a driving license in Croatia?
For example, I own an electric bike that has 45hp, max speed of 70kmh(~45mph)  and weighs 200kg(~441lbs) and is selfpropelled.
Is it legal to drive it without a license in Croatia?
I am very interested in this, as I am looking to buy an electric motorcycle, and also my age is 20.
I'm sorry for any spelling errors as English is not my first language, and for asking a question about a law that isn't in your country/state.</p>

<p>using the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_classification_in_Croatia" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Vehicle classification of Croatia</a>, we can try to class it:</p>
<ul>
<li>it has 33 kW, does more than 45 km/h and weighs 200 kg.
<ul>
<li>It's Power/weight ratio is 0.165 kW/kg</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Croatia uses the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_driving_licence#Categories_valid_in_all_EEA_member_states" rel="nofollow noreferrer">EU driver's license classes A and A1 (and A2)</a>. A1 is <em>power not exceeding 11 kilowatts (15 hp)</em>, while A2 is <em>35 kilowatts (47 hp) and with a power/weight ratio not exceeding 0.2 kilowatts per kilogram (0.12 hp/lb)</em>, just like in the rest of the EU... ok, the bike is powerwise in A2, and doesn't break the A2 power/weight ratio, so it will be classed as an <strong>A2</strong>.</p>
<p>For A2, you need to be 18, so good luck with your driving lessons. I am not sure but I bet you'd break Croatian law for driving without a license.</p>

<p>Any Croation law regarding this is or will be based on EU law applies unless Croatia allows exemptions that are only valid there.</p>

<p>You can check your licence type here:
<a href="https://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/topics/driving-licence/models_en" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Driving license models</a></p>

<p>The related EU directive is here: <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32006L0126" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DIRECTIVE 2006/126/EC</a></p>

<p>This is transposed into national law which should be mostly the same. Croatia may not have fully adopted it but eventually will.</p>

<p>If you licence was issued before July 2013, you can look up the corresponding category here: <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016D1945" rel="nofollow noreferrer">equivalences between categories of driving licences</a></p>
