[PRCo] Re: (No

[Bob Rathke]

I remember the 1950's Pa. driver rules book being pocket-size and printed on 
thin, flimsy paper.

The current Illinois drivers rule book is called, "Rules of the Road", and 
is about 48 pages and 6"X8" size.  Illinois seems to be serious - at least 
in recent years - about drivers understanding the rules.  Last month, former 
Illinois Governor George Ryan was convicted on all 22 counts of an 
indictment, in part involving "licenses for bribes" when he was head of the 
office that issued CDLs.

Bob 5/13/06

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 6:58 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: (No 
Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 18:49:58 -0500


> That was a book that took more than a few minutes to read ... not the
> comic book that they serve up today!
>
> The real joke is the exam for a commercial drivers license.   I took
> that exam within the last ten years to keep my CDL ... back when
> Washington decreed that all states should have a standard A, B, C
> system.   What shattered my confidence was when the examiner
> announced, "If you are unable to read, raise your hand and we'll take
> you into another room and you make take the exam orally."   And I'm
> thinking, golly, gee, whiz ... You can't read the sign that says
> "Bridge weight restriction 10,000 lbs" or "No hazmats" but they'll
> give you license?   Wow.   (No, I'm not kidding.   It's all true.)
>
> Amazing what equal rights does to us ...
>
> (Let's see what kind of a fire storm I stirred up this time.....)
>
> fws
>
> On May 13, 2006, at 7:50 PM, Bob Rathke wrote:
>
>> I remember the old law from the Pa. driver's exam book in the 1950's.
>>
>> Bob 5/13/06