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OK! Lets get down to what one has been asked to do by the DPS Officer:

 

1. Pull your rig up along side of a curb where there are no other vehicles, OR

 

2. Pull your rig and park it between cars (vehicles) that are actually in front and behind where you will be parking your rig?

 

Which of THESE have you ACTUALLY been asked to do?

 

Please and Thank You!

In Livingston TX in 2006, it was "1. Pull your rig up along side of a curb where there are no other vehicles," for me ...as I recall the tires had to be w/i apx 8" of the curb.

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When I took my class A CDL they marked off a space 15' longer than the semi and trailer. Had to parellel park in that spot. They allowed one chance to pull forward is all. I have parked the 5er like that only a couple of times. I prefer a spotter.

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IMHO if you cannot back up your rig properly regardless if it is a 5th wheel or bus you should not be driving it, period, as you shows your skill set for driving is lacking and you do not take your responsibilities as a driver serious.

There are vehicles which can not be safely backed. In the RV world it is a motorhome with a vehicle on a tow-bar but any vehicle that is towed on a tow-bar can't be safely backed. So are you telling us that nobody should be allowed to drive with a vehicle on a tow-bar?

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On backing RVs:

 

It has been my experience working in campgrounds for almost 15 years that about 30% of the trailer owners I encounter are "backing challenged" and about 20% or less of the MH owners. Those are "non-scientific" guesses/opinion. But even if my numbers are off, MH drivers tend to be way better in my observation than trailer drivers.

 

I personally doubt if 5% of the trailer drivers could parallel park a trailer with only 15' of room to do so.(over the trailer length).

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In Arizona required CDL - A and had to straight back. offset back. and parallel park. With practice ti is not so bad lime most things. It is right the location of the axles on a RV is different location than a commercial trailer and I think makes the RV a little harder. For course if the commercial trailer is a spread axle it is a different beast. Practice so you can do it and if they don't test awesome if they do test you good to go as well. :)

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Long before the CDL came into being, the retired OTR driver who taught me to drive, back, and park a tractor-trailer began with this "anyone who can drive a car can drive a semi down a highway, parking and backing is where you make your money". That was so long ago I wouldn't know how to start a semi today.

IMO, backing and parking a MH is much easier than our 40' 5er was.

 

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