Non commercial Class B license Calif
I just obtained my Class B non commercial license allowing me to drive a motorhome in excess of 40' in California. Thankfully, I had the good sense to enroll in a training class to prepare for the ...
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mowermech wrote:
Reality check:
Just exactly WHEN do they think anybody will parallel park a motorhome?
OR, back it up to a dock at right angles?
IMO, if they are going to have a "skills test" it should be a "Real World" test; something on the order of backing the rig into a campsite from a narrow access road (a la Forest Service campgrounds).
Congratulations to the OP for passing the silly, pretty much useless, test.
Actually I think the answer is pretty simple. There are not enough of us for our licensing state to write up driving testing procedures for motorhomes and fivers, so they simply administer the standard CDL driving test.
I have a non-commercial B license and I'm fine with the testing procedures I was required to do. The last thing I would want is for my state to spend tax dollars, that I would ultimately have to pay for, to write RV specific testing procedures, and then have to train the DMV personnel in how to properly administer those driving tests.
The written test was all CDL, so why not the driving test?
