Clear As Mud
So the LAPD is upset that Arnold didn’t have a motorcycle endorsement on his driver’s license when he was involved in his accident.
Arnold’s California Highway Patrol escort said he didn’t need one because he had a sidecar on his motorcycle.
But the California Highway Patrol website says:
What is a motorcycle?
A motorcycle is a vehicle whose motor displaces more than 150 cubic centimeters and has a seat or saddle for the use of the rider. It is designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground and weighs less than 1,500 pounds.
This seems to indicate that he does need the endorsement.
Except the California Department of Motor Vehicle’s California Motorcycle Handbook says:
Class C -You may operate a motorcycle with a sidecar attached, a three-wheel motorcycle, or a motorized scooter.
A Class C California Driver’s License is the normal license that you get when you move there.
Well, I’m glad we cleaned that up and California clearly states what is required. This kind of garbage goes on all the time because of the lack of definition in the laws. Maybe they will decide to clean up the law now that the governor has gotten caught up in it.
