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From: George W Frost on 3 Dec 2009 06:28 "G-S" <geoff(a)castbus.com.au> wrote in message news:03277ff6$0$1305$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Fulliautomatix wrote: >> G-S wrote: >>> alx wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> A car driver is capable of also driving a semi-trailer? >>> >>> >>> I'm a car driver, I can drive a semi-trailer. >> >> >> While I don't practice as a truckie, I still hold a HC licence...and I've >> never done a formal licence test >> >> I've had several conversations in the last while or two with people my >> age (42...) or a bit older about 'how you got your licence' and those who >> grew up in the country usually report something like; >> >> I went to see the copper and he said 'I've seen you around - here you go' >> > > My local copper was pretty strict... > > He told me ride up the road, do a u-turn and come back. > > It'd started raining by that time and he was gone. > > I was a bit confused but wandered inside, where he was already filling in > the paperwork. > > > G-S Sounds just like the copper who tested me for my licence
From: F Murtz on 3 Dec 2009 07:51 George W Frost wrote: > "G-S"<geoff(a)castbus.com.au> wrote in message > news:03277ff6$0$1305$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >> Fulliautomatix wrote: >>> G-S wrote: >>>> alx wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> A car driver is capable of also driving a semi-trailer? >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm a car driver, I can drive a semi-trailer. >>> >>> >>> While I don't practice as a truckie, I still hold a HC licence...and I've >>> never done a formal licence test >>> >>> I've had several conversations in the last while or two with people my >>> age (42...) or a bit older about 'how you got your licence' and those who >>> grew up in the country usually report something like; >>> >>> I went to see the copper and he said 'I've seen you around - here you go' >>> >> >> My local copper was pretty strict... >> >> He told me ride up the road, do a u-turn and come back. >> >> It'd started raining by that time and he was gone. >> >> I was a bit confused but wandered inside, where he was already filling in >> the paperwork. >> >> >> G-S > > Sounds just like the copper who tested me for my licence > > Was not only in the country,I did exactly the same test for my bike license at five dock Sydney.
From: Moike on 3 Dec 2009 15:51 George W Frost wrote: > "G-S" <geoff(a)castbus.com.au> wrote in message > news:03277ff6$0$1305$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >> Fulliautomatix wrote: >>> G-S wrote: >>>> alx wrote: >>>> >>>>> A car driver is capable of also driving a semi-trailer? >>>> >>>> I'm a car driver, I can drive a semi-trailer. >>> >>> While I don't practice as a truckie, I still hold a HC licence...and I've >>> never done a formal licence test >>> >>> I've had several conversations in the last while or two with people my >>> age (42...) or a bit older about 'how you got your licence' and those who >>> grew up in the country usually report something like; >>> >>> I went to see the copper and he said 'I've seen you around - here you go' >>> >> My local copper was pretty strict... >> >> He told me ride up the road, do a u-turn and come back. >> >> It'd started raining by that time and he was gone. >> >> I was a bit confused but wandered inside, where he was already filling in >> the paperwork. >> >> >> G-S > > Sounds just like the copper who tested me for my licence > > He must have gotten around a bit..... I asked mine if anyone ever failed, and he told me the sad tale of a young lady who had borrowed her boyfriend's 'nicer' bike for the test and hadn't been able to kick start it. So I guess they had *some* standards. It seemed to be SOP in country towns with no motorcycle cops. I was told that if the applicant wasn't known to the copper, they had to ride to the other side of town[1] call the copper from a public phone box and read out the code number scratched on the wall. Moike [1] two corners and 150m away
From: George W Frost on 3 Dec 2009 17:19 "Moike" <bmwmoike(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:4b1824e1(a)newsgate.x-privat.org... > George W Frost wrote: >> "G-S" <geoff(a)castbus.com.au> wrote in message >> news:03277ff6$0$1305$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>> Fulliautomatix wrote: >>>> G-S wrote: >>>>> alx wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> A car driver is capable of also driving a semi-trailer? >>>>> >>>>> I'm a car driver, I can drive a semi-trailer. >>>> >>>> While I don't practice as a truckie, I still hold a HC licence...and >>>> I've never done a formal licence test >>>> >>>> I've had several conversations in the last while or two with people my >>>> age (42...) or a bit older about 'how you got your licence' and those >>>> who grew up in the country usually report something like; >>>> >>>> I went to see the copper and he said 'I've seen you around - here you >>>> go' >>>> >>> My local copper was pretty strict... >>> >>> He told me ride up the road, do a u-turn and come back. >>> >>> It'd started raining by that time and he was gone. >>> >>> I was a bit confused but wandered inside, where he was already filling >>> in the paperwork. >>> >>> >>> G-S >> >> Sounds just like the copper who tested me for my licence > He must have gotten around a bit..... > > I asked mine if anyone ever failed, and he told me the sad tale of a young > lady who had borrowed her boyfriend's 'nicer' bike for the test and hadn't > been able to kick start it. So I guess they had *some* standards. > They didn't tell her it had an electric start?? > It seemed to be SOP in country towns with no motorcycle cops. I was told > that if the applicant wasn't known to the copper, they had to ride to the > other side of town[1] call the copper from a public phone box and read out > the code number scratched on the wall. Easily done in a small town with only one telephone box > Moike > > [1] two corners and 150m away
From: hippo on 7 Dec 2009 08:19
G-S wrote: > > hippo wrote: > > G-S wrote: > >> alx wrote: > >>> A car driver is capable of also driving a semi-trailer? > >> I'm a car driver, I can drive a semi-trailer. > >> > >>> A 17 year old is capable of driving a passenger bus? > >> I'm not 17 years old (and haven't been for a long time), but yes I could > >> drive a passenger bus at the age of 17. > >> > >> I admit I'd only driven smaller (up to 30 seat) ones at that point. > >> > >> > >> G-S > >> > >> > > > > I think my friend Lyn was going on for 9 the first time she drove a > > semi-trailer cattle truck on her Dad's farm in SA. > > > > Impressive, I'd only driven farm utes and tractors by that age. > > > G-S > > I think I'd just about graduated from a tricycle to two wheels :( -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au |