Categories of motorised vehicles in Sokoku

The categories of motorised vehicles in Sokoku are a basis for regulation of access, driver's licenses, taxation and insurance premiums. Sokoku has strictly regulated all of these through categorisation, also as a way to formulate tenders for manufacturing of these vehicles, as well as for import of foreign produced vehicles. These production tenders are a prime example of the planned character of Sokokan economy.

The same classification is also used on the consumer side, where not all prospective buyers will be eligible all types of vehicles. A buyer will also have to prove that they have a parking spot at their residence for the vehicle they want to buy or lease. It also regulates which type of driver's license is required to operate such a vehicle.

The different vehicle types are used as a basis for infrastructure and urban planning as well. This means that Sokokan cities are not easily accessible for trucks, lorries and buses. This element has been taken from a Vittmarker example, in this case the city of Månsta that only designated some public roads for motorised vehicles.

Main categories

The main vehicle categories are motor cycles (sepeda), motor cars (mobil) and lorries & buses (kendaraan). These correspond with the driver's license categories A, B and C/D. The defined border between cars on one side and lorries on the other is defined by total operating weight, with cars maxing out at 3500 kgs. The border between motorcycles and cars is defined by the vehicle's empty weight at 625 kgs.

Almost all vehicle categories come in a passenger version (passenger cars, buses) and cargo version (cargo mopeds, vans, trucks, lorries). The passenger versions also have a limit in the number of passengers that can be transported within their category. A cycle car can have 1-2 passengers, a mini car 3, a passenger car up to 6 and mini buses up to 8.

Vehicle height is defined as 4.49 load height for trucks and buses, for cars it's 2.00 m vehicle height or large cars 2,49 m (bus) or 2,99 m (van). Vehicle width for cars is including mirrors, while the width for buses and trucks and lorries is without mirrors.

Variations

Within these main categories there are different types of border between the categories. Within motor cycles it is mainly output effect and maximum speed. Bikes, trikes and quads without bodywork require the driver and passenger to wear a helmet. Trikes and quads with bodywork are usually referred to as cycle cars or motorcars, but based on their weight, size, motor output and maximum speed these are categorised in the Se category.

Cars are mainly categorised further by size with limits of 349 cm, 469 cm and 689 cm car length. The same applies for lorries and buses at 10, 12, 15, 18 and 25 meters. The latter two are always compound or articulated vehicles, with the maximum size of a single vehicular unit being 15.49 meters.

Because of the speed limits on roads outside built-up areas, all vehicle categories have an upper limit in speed. There simply is no reason for a lorry to be able to drive faster than 90 kph if the speed limit is 80 kph. Similar for cars and heavy motorbikes, those all have a limiter at 130 kph. The motor cycles and cycle cars with the indication "90" still have a speed limit of 130, these limits were changed in 7675 and 7685 but the designation remained the same.

Table overview


Code	Category	Translation	lic.	veh. weight	train weight	length	width	#wheels	power output	max speed
SeDo25	sepeda dorong v25	moped cl.2	AM	270		249 cm		2-4	4kW	25kph
SeMo25	mobil sepeda v25		AM	425		249 cm	145 cm	3-4	6kW	25kph
SeDo45	sepeda dorong v45	moped cl.1	A	270		249 cm		2-4	11kW	45kph
SeMo45	mobil sepeda v45	moped car	A	425		249 cm	145 cm	3-4	11kW	45kph
SeRi	motor ringan	light mc	A2	270		249 cm		2-4	11kW	130kph
SeDo90	sepeda motor v130	motorcycle	A2	450		249 cm		2-3	15kW	130kph
SeMo90	mobil sepeda v130	cyclecar	A2	625		349 cm	145 cm	3-4	35kW	130kph
KePe30	kendaraan perlengkapan	eq. vehicle	A2		3500			3-6		30kph
MoRi	mobil ringan	light car	B	925		349 cm	145 cm	3-4	45kW	130kph
MoSe	mobil sedang	car	B		3500	469 cm (499 cm)	200 cm	4		130kph
MoBe	mobil besar	large car	B2		3500	689 cm	200 cm	4		130kph
KeBe10	kendaraan berat L10	lorry/bus	C/D		18000	1049 cm	250 cm	4-6		90kph
KeBe12	kendaraan berat L12	lorry/bus	C/D		18000	1249 cm	250 cm	4-8		90kph
KeBe15	kendaraan berat L15	lorry/bus	C/D		28000	1549 cm	250 cm	6-8		90kph
KeLa18	kereta L18	combo 18m	C/D		54000	1849 cm	250 cm	6-12		90kph
KeLa25	kereta L25	combo 25m	C2/D2		54000	2549 cm	250 cm	6-12		90kph
KeAl60	kendaraan alat berat	heavy eq. veh.	C/D		54000	1549 cm	275 cm			60kph

Example gallery

SeMo25 three wheeled moped car
SeMo25 cargo moped
SeDo45 moped scooter
SeMo45 four wheeled moped car
SeMo45 cargo moped
SeRi light motorcycle
SeDo90 heavy motorcycle
SeMo90 motorcycle car
KePe30 equipment vehicle
MoRi mini car
MoRi mini cargo van
MoSe medium car
MoSe medium van
MoBe large van
KeBe10 light truck
KeBe10 small bus
KeBe15 lorry
KeBe15 large bus
KeLa18 large compound lorry
KaLa18 articulated bus

Urban and traffic planning

Vehicle categories define which roads a driver can use or not. This has implications for urban planning, where roads and streets for M-type vehicles must at least be 5 meters wide and for Ke-type 6,5 meters (or 2,4 meters and 3,2 meters respectively for singe direction lanes). Even parking lots are adapted for certain vehicle categories. For the MoSe-type it is 2,2 * 5,0 meters, while the MR-type van be parked on 1,8 * 3,8 meters. Usually one is allowed to park in a space one category larger, for example a three or four wheeled SeMo type can park in an MR parking, but not in an MeSo parking.

So road access and parking rules are explained by traffic signs indicating the vehicle type. This is why al vehicles have a decal with the type indication in the upper right hand corner of the windscreen, visible on the in- and outside. Vehicles without a windscreen will have a decal on the right side of the steering wheel or bar.

Parking sign for MoSe category (medium cars, 2,2 * 5,0 m).
Access sign for zone for Ke-category (lorries and busses) in both directions, indicating a lane width of at least 3.2 meter.