another bicycle mishap-newspaper article

[bmccasland]

Would someone please explain to me that you need a commercial license to drive a bus, but don't to drive an RV built on the same chassis? I used to have a chauffer's license, and most of it had to do with awareness of the size of the vehicle you're driving and placement on the road. As I recall, the license exam didn't ask any questions about passenger safety - it was all on vehicle safety.


Gold stars on the crown of the Good Sam who stopped to help the cyclist. There are good people out there.

[beccaB]

Would someone please explain to me that you need a commercial license to drive a bus, but don't to drive an RV built on the same chassis? I used to have a chauffer's license, and most of it had to do with awareness of the size of the vehicle you're driving and placement on the road. As I recall, the license exam didn't ask any questions about passenger safety - it was all on vehicle safety.


Gold stars on the crown of the Good Sam who stopped to help the cyclist. There are good people out there.

That's EXACTLY my thought! I have a commercial drivers' license with air brake, passenger, and school bus endorsements. The training was HARD. Most people are probably not a natural at it. I certainly wasn't.
I was driving my school bus on a hilly road and came upon two cyclists who waved me around them. I did not go until I knew I had the whole other lane available with complete visibility. I could just imagine the worst scenario of sucking them under my bus if I passed to closely!

[andtckrtoo]

ITA agree as well. I had to haul a UHaul towing a trailer with a Jeep Cherokee on it across country. It wasn't until I hit the East Coast that I started to get the feel for it, and I can drive any car out there without thinking about it (used to sell 'em, so I had to drive many different ones). I would never voluntarily drive a huge RV without some kind of lessons.