[vipermanden]

I'm going to start another topic about insurance, and what happens if you don't have a Non-Commercial Class "A" license. I failed the skills test, and my Class "A" CHP escort that took me there, failed on two attempts to do the Alley docking maneuver they required me to do, and was trying a 3rd time, when they came running and screaming out of the building saying we could not practice, even though I had already failed. He just said let me try it, I know they will get mad, but let me see if I can do it? The alley dock was two yellow lines 12 feet apart and 38 feet deep, and you were supposed to have the rear of your 5th wheel end up in the end zone which was only two feet wide. The problem was there was a perpendicular blue line you could not cross over that was 90 feet from the entrance of the alley dock, and a red parallel line on the right side you could not cross over that was only 10 feet from the alley dock. So essentially you had to start perpendicular to the alley dock, and bck up and approach from your left side. But the hitch was no part of your trailer's rear end or wheels could break the imaginary barrier of the yellow width of the alley dock. So the back end of my 5th wheel sticks out some 13' 6" from the CL of the rear wheels. There were no cones to visually see, except at the end of the alley dock. So you were supposed to be able to curve into this spot, and not break that imaginary barrier. I told the guy I'm not a beer delivery truck? Anyway, I could not do it, and failed. My Class "A" CHP failed on 2 attempts? So good OL' Kalifornia. I only live one mile from Nevada. Maybe I should move there? NV, Oregon, WA, and Idaho where we will be traveling next have none of these silly requirements.