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Did you have to parallel park as part of your road test to get your driver's license?

Posted - September 3, 2018

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  • 14? Is that like a farming or hardship thing.  Sounds really young compared to most states. The Class A "trailer only" you speak of we did in truck driver's school along with the other way.  The DMV furnished us with 28' ft. trailers, so either way was a snap.  Thanks for your answer, Livvie.  Good seeing you again.
      September 4, 2018 11:01 PM MDT
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  • 5455
    I was already driving dad's pickup truck around the farm since I was 12.

    My state's minimum driving age is 14 so two days after my 14th birthday I took the written test and get a learner's permit.  My 14th birthday was on a Sunday and the local DMV is only open Tuesday through Friday.  I went to driving school so I was eligible to take the road test and get my license three months after I got my learner's permit.  If I didn't go to driving school I would have had to wait six months to take the road test.

    I went to a technical college to get my CDL training so I took their day cab and 48' trailer to the road test.  The DMV here doesn't furnish trailers so I had to do the backing tests with the 48 footer.  I got my CDL when I was 18 but I had a K restriction until I was 21.  The K restriction means the driver can't drive the truck in another state.
      September 5, 2018 1:38 AM MDT
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  • I was driving at a very young age as well ... on private property, but I had to wait until I was 16 to get my Class C.  Didn't get my Class A until I left my machinist career. When the time came in my life to buy a motorhome and see the USA, I chose a semi. :)

    First I'd heard of the "K" restriction though.  I just it makes sense.  There are truck drivers that start really young. I know my son-in-law sure did!
      September 5, 2018 5:00 AM MDT
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  • 1502
    I took Driver’s Ed. Our final driving test included parallel parking among other situations. I also took the written test. All I had to do at the DMV was prove it was me, pay, take a picture, and I was done. 
      September 4, 2018 6:30 PM MDT
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  • That sounds like a heck of a deal! Thanks for your answer, Rizz.  :)
      September 4, 2018 10:54 PM MDT
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  • 1502
    You’re welcome. I had the best instructor too. He was so laid back and funny as heck. He was a police officer too. One of the most respected people in the community. 
      September 4, 2018 10:57 PM MDT
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  • Police officers are people too.  My uncle was a police officer, amongst other things.
      September 4, 2018 11:04 PM MDT
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  • 1502
    They certainly are. I’ve always had respect for them. I’ve never had a negative interaction with one either. I’ve been a corrections officer for 16 years. I consider them my brothers.
      September 4, 2018 11:05 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    probably
      September 6, 2018 5:44 PM MDT
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