• Ooops@feddit.de
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    11 months ago

    But there are still a lot of people on the road that did learn to drive before that kind of license. I did a class 3 license in Germany right before the transition…

    So I have my A, A1, AM, B, BE, C1, C1E license (C1E limited to 7,5t instead of 12) without ever having learned to tow anything.

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      11 months ago

      You are right. Not sure why they did the transition like that. My father has all those and higher even though he hasn’t driven a truck for decades now. But it will eventually get better.

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        11 months ago

        Not sure why they did the transition like that.

        Because that’s exactly what the original class 3 allowed you to drive. Imagine what would have happened if they told everyone with a driving license at that point that it’s now only viable for 3,5t vehicles without a trailer and they need to make a new license to keep driving their transporters, small trucks or using their trailers.

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          11 months ago

          Good percentage of drivers is in dire need of refresh on the subject of traffic laws.