Mississippi House passes 'Jesus Take the Wheel Act'

[Jarlaxle]

OK. And when one of their drivers with inadaquete experiance takes out a car, I hope it is you.

Driving a church van is no different than you driving a pick up truck or a Lincoln Continental. If a driver of a church van should be required to have a "commercial driver's license" then so should you!

You have a 30 passenger pickup truck?

I own a 40' long, 8' wide, 11' high, 32,000lb GVWR vehicle that has air suspension, full air brakes, and needs absolutely nothing beyond a normal drivers' licence to operate!

 

[Jarlaxle]

"Driving a church van is no different than you driving a pick up truck or a Lincoln Continental" is the most stupid statement on the Board since one of Stephanie's last night. Why? Because DS is pretending a church van is the same as a 30 passenger long frame vehicle.

It's no different than a big U-Haul truck or a class C motorhome.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Just like school buses, they are commercial use. Just like casino buses, many are free, however they are for commercial use. They have every right to waive the regulation, however they are for commercial use. If they cross a state line,mother are subject to US DOT.

On the semis, do you need a CDL or just the endorsement?

In my state, air brakes is only offered with a class A & B license...and I'm pretty sure that is nationally standardized. Technically it is a restriction rather than an endorsement. IOW there is a class B and a class B minus air brakes as opposed to a class B and a class B plus air brakes. Hope that makes sense.

Class C licenses can have air brakes...some states (no idea which) and I think most of Canada offer air brake tickets on a class D. (I have driven vehicles that require a class C with air brake endorsement.)

And I have actually seen a guy that had a class A license with a no air brake restriction!

 

[Missourian]

And I have actually seen a guy that had a class A license with a no air brake restriction!

That doesn't make a lick of sense.

 

[Jarlaxle]

He was a hotshotter, towing a big gooseneck hauler with a cutaway E450. The rig had hydraulic brakes.