Limit cars license too?

[revenge]

haiz, so many license.... 2b is the best!

[thatone1]

i think for me my California Class C is worse.. i drove a RV a size of a bus before and there's no restriction to it.. even my Class M1 is a unlimited license..

 

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/hdbk/pgs03thru06.htm#licenseclasses

Motorcycle Class M1

 

You may operate any 2-wheel motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized scooter.

Basic Class C

 

You may drive:

 

* any 2-axle vehicle with a GVWR of 26,000 lbs. or less.

* any 3-axle vehicle weighing 6,000 lbs. or less gross.

* any housecar, 40 feet or less.

* a vanpool vehicle, designed to carry more than 10 but no more than 15 persons including the driver. The driver must have a valid medical report on file and carry a valid medical card. The driver must also have a signed certification stating he/she has not been convicted of reckless driving, drunk driving, or hit-and-run in the last five years. (VC Section 12804.9[j] ).

 

A farmer or employee of a farmer may drive:

 

* any combination of vehicles with a Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) of 26,000 lbs. or less if used exclusively in agricultural operations and it is not for hire or compensation.

 

You may tow:

 

* a single vehicle with a GVWR of 10,000 lbs. or less including a tow dolly, if used.

 

With a vehicle weighing at least 4,000 lbs., you may tow a:

 

* trailer coach or 5th wheel travel trailer under 10,000 lbs. GVWR when towing is not for compensation.

* 5th wheel travel trailer exceeding 10,000 lbs. but under 15,000 lbs. GVWR, when towing is not for compensation and with endorsement.

[NC35]

hmm... den u can handle a not?

[jackson_ngo]

I had just gotten my class 2B not long, I think it is good for the government to implement 3 classes for bike license actually. If I am given a class 2 bike to ride now, e.g. R1, Haya... I doubt myself and some other riders out there can handle the power from these bikes.

 

When I passed my class 3 license 4 yrs ago, with a P plate I drove 1.5L, 2.0L, 2.4L and light truck. I can say than the difference between the cars is very minimal comparing to a class 2B and class 2 bike.

 

As 'Silent Hunter' had said, the government had already classified the heavier vehicles into class 4 and 5. There isn't really any point to further break down the class 3 licenses

[irvworm]

when i drive i see bad riders.....

when i ride i see bad drivers.....

 

Hahaha! well said.

 

There's some folks who justify driving cars (and supercars) by their comparative safety for the (possibly inexperienced) driver, without consideration of their comparative safety to other road users like pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. I should think that traffic regulations should be a bit more broad minded than that.

 

Trouble is that the stats as reported by the Traffic Police, don't indicate the cause of accident/fatalities. Eg. They highlight the number of fatalities by road user group, but they don't differentiate how many of those were caused by say motorcyclists or motorcars. What they've chosen to say is that riding is dangerous, as is pillioning. This gives the impression that motorcyclists are a more dangerous group of road user - which may or may not be true. Just look at the number of pedestrians killed in 2006. That's more than double the number of car drivers killed. Do we then put in place a multi-tier pedestrian walking licence? Do pedestrians trip and kill themselves? Perhaps if they highlighted instead that so and so number of accidents/fatalities were caused by say motorcars, AND this turned out to be higher than fatalities caused by motorcyclists, then they would be forced to address quite a different issue, and the public might have a better understanding of the real cause of accidents/fatalities.

 

http://www.spf.gov.sg/prints/annual/2007/07spfa_trafficstats.htm