Schwarzenegger did not have proper motorcycle license, police say

ap on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 1/10/06 | Steve Lawrence and Jeremiah Marquee - ap

[calex59]

yes, you've got it. When I was a young man and riding Hogs, you didn't have to have a special lincense, just a regular drivers lincense would do it. Then when dirt bikes became the rage and every one was riding bikes the great CA government decided that they should require a "special" license to ride bikes. It did nothing to reduce the amount of accidents(which of course it was claimed by politicians it would)but certainly increased the revenue to CA coffers(wasted of course like all CA taxes). Too bad the Gov didn't know the laws of the state he is supposed to be running:), but I think this law should be done away with, it is useless except for revenue gathering.

[Rockitz]

Sen. Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, reintroduced his bill to allow illegal immigrants to get California driver's licenses. Schwarzenegger has vetoed that bill twice.

What an a$$!

[Wolfstar]

Arnold with his fat lip (and a face that's starting to show its age).

[Wolfstar]

[NormsRevenge]

I hadn't heard that re: 3 wheel vehicle licensing angle, but that sounds plausible as well.

Look for the state legislature to remedy that sometime soon in the future. ;-)

[noblejones]

We need to call for his resignation immediately.

[elli1]

If he says he doesn't have one then he needs insist on being treated as everyone else and be done with it.

Standard procedure is to wait until a ticket is issued to pay a fine. Otherwise, the line at the courthouse would be insufferably long with not cited lawbreakers waiting in line to volunteer to pay not assessed fines.

As far as 'being treated as everyone else', I've been issued a couple/ three warnings in my driving career and I assume this is true for a lot of people who drive--except for a handful of saints.

Aside from that, I'm curious about the driver who actually caused the accident.

[elli1]

I underlined the relevant portions. To refresh your memory:

Police did not cite the governor and which will determine whether the governor should be cited for an infraction.

My point is that it is premature to call for anyone to pay a fine before it has been assessed.

If you have a beef with how the police handled this situation, then take it up with someone else.

[bannie]

...and he's the only person who ever rode a motorcycle without the right driver's license.

[Amerigomag]

I hadn't heard that re: 3 wheel vehicle licensing angle, but that sounds plausible as well.

There are 3 classes of motor vehicle operator licenses: A, B & C. Any class may operate a motorcycle with an M1 endorsement. Operation of a motorcycle plus sidecar requires a Class C license which Schwarzenegger apparently posses or once possessed. He lacked the M1 endorsement available by either practical, driving test or completion of a safety class.

[bannie]

Did they ever ticket teddykennedy for his midnight ride without a license?

(RHETORICAL!)

[RandallFlagg]

Didn't seem to matter back in these days...

[tubebender]

I think there is a law about no MC license no insurance coverage or can you file a claim against the driver at fault. I will ask my MC riding son as soon as he is released from the hospital. OK that part was a lie...

[tubebender]

What license do you need for a three wheel Morgan?

[JoeSixPack1]

Quite a stretch to tie this to illegals getting licenses . . .

First off, AhHnold should pay the fine and get the endorsement. As riders, we all know a few who play the same game with the endorsement crap, but rules is rules.

The illegal license connection is either for the imbeciles that do word association or chalk it up to an agenda driven editor/writer that has promises to keep to a (D).

In all my years of escorted rides, I've had my license checked once!

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks!

I remember getting a C and then had to pass the driving test, same as I went thru in Minnesota years ago..

[truth_seeker]

Just like I thought, all along.

He's a motorcycle outlaw.

[NormsRevenge]

He's in some pretty heady company. ;-)

[FreedomCalls]

You don't need a motorcycle license to ride a motorcycle if there is a sidecar attached, just a regular automobile license. He was riding with a sidecar attached. He was not breaking the law.

[School of Rational Thought]

Oh Arny! That's not right.