Mississippi Passes "Jesus Take the Wheel Act"

[tay]

Mississippi House did pass a bill (HB 132), nicknamed the "Jesus Take the Wheel Act", that would exempt churches from commercial driver's license requirements:

"This just allows small churches, some don't have people with commercial licenses at all, and they can pick a person to drive the bus," said state Rep. Robert Johnson III, D-Natchez, who chairs the Transportation Committee which had passed the bill earlier in the session. Current law requires CDL-certified drivers for any vehicle transporting more than 16 passengers, including the driver. The bill would amend that law to exempt church buses designed to carry 30 passengers or less.








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[gerryh]

good for mississippi

 

[Cannuck]

Why not expand it to all organizations? What makes churches different

 

[captain morgan]

Atheists won't allow Jesus behind the wheel

 

[Ludlow]

This is an outrage. There needs to be a protest . This type of heinous activity cannot continue. What in the world makes these people think they can go forth with this type of debauchery. I'll not stand for it. I'll take it to the highest court in the land. Right after my afternoon nap.

 

[Sal]

"This just allows small churches, some don't have people with commercial licenses at all, and they can pick a person to drive the bus,"

not a bad idea

 

[DaSleeper]

In Ontario I've never heard of needing a commercial license to volunteer to drive people to the pols on voting day....
What is good enough foe the government should be good enough for the church.....

 

[Sal]

In Ontario I've never heard of needing a commercial license to volunteer to drive people to the pols on voting day....
What is good enough foe the government should be good enough for the church.....

little kids though Das, although technically we should all see the yellow and yield them the road

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

This is an outrage. There needs to be a protest . This type of heinous activity cannot continue. What in the world makes these people think they can go forth with this type of debauchery. I'll not stand for it. I'll take it to the highest court in the land. Right after my afternoon nap.

Don't worry. The litigation after the first accident should take care of it.

 

[tay]

In Ontario I've never heard of needing a commercial license to volunteer to drive people to the pols on voting day....
What is good enough foe the government should be good enough for the church.....

In Ontario you need to prove you can drive a bus by qualifying for your bus licence......






A Class B licence lets you drive a school bus with seating for more than 24 passengers. It also allows you to drive vehicles covered by C, D, E, F and G class licences.

A Class E licence lets you drive a school bus with seating for up to 24 passengers. It also allows you to drive vehicles covered by F and G class licences.




Get a bus driver's licence

 

[DaSleeper]

In Ontario you need to prove you can drive a bus by qualifying for your bus licence......






A Class B licence lets you drive a school bus with seating for more than 24 passengers. It also allows you to drive vehicles covered by C, D, E, F and G class licences.

A Class E licence lets you drive a school bus with seating for up to 24 passengers. It also allows you to drive vehicles covered by F and G class licences.




Get a bus driver's licence

I was talking about using a car to shuttle voters....
Although until a couple of years ago I did have My bus licence be cause I thought when I retired that I might do that to pass the time butI started going to festivals after I retired, and never did get around to driving bus, so the next time I renewed my license, I dropped it because I would have had to go for a physical and pay another $25 for that slip from the doctor etc.
So I downgraded to GM.....dunno why I kept the M since I haven't driven a trail bike in 15 years....but it's not costying me anything to keep it.................

 

[Sal]

In Ontario you need to prove you can drive a bus by qualifying for your bus licence......






A Class B licence lets you drive a school bus with seating for more than 24 passengers. It also allows you to drive vehicles covered by C, D, E, F and G class licences.

A Class E licence lets you drive a school bus with seating for up to 24 passengers. It also allows you to drive vehicles covered by F and G class licences.




Get a bus driver's licence

yeah my guy has all of those

 

[taxslave]

In Ontario I've never heard of needing a commercial license to volunteer to drive people to the pols on voting day....
What is good enough foe the government should be good enough for the church.....

Has to do with the number of passengers. This law is a rather stupid and unsafe idea because it will allow inexperienced drivers get behind the wheel of a bus.

 

[Sal]

Has to do with the number of passengers. This law is a rather stupid and unsafe idea because it will allow inexperienced drivers get behind the wheel of a bus.

in Ontario you have to pass a driving test and understand the laws of the road for buses and multi passenger vehicles

in busy cities this piece is important, you are right

 

[DaSleeper]

Has to do with the number of passengers. This law is a rather stupid and unsafe idea because it will allow inexperienced drivers get behind the wheel of a bus.

After rereading the article....you're right ...the certification procedure is almost exactly the same as ontario, and the bill intends to do away with it..

 

[gerryh]

Has to do with the number of passengers. This law is a rather stupid and unsafe idea because it will allow inexperienced drivers get behind the wheel of a bus.

and to drive a 45ft class A diesel pusher you only need a standard drivers license. There is nothing special about driving a "bus", especially when we are talking about those with standard brakes and not air brakes.

 

[Cannuck]

I think the law is stupid. Having inexperienced people driving a bus is stupid however, we let bubba work on the farm all his life, retire, but a 300 foot motorhome and drive it across the country without any training or test. My real issue though, is why a church is different than the local seniors home or 4H club.

 

[DaSleeper]

300ft. motor home??????

 

[gerryh]

300ft. motor home??????

yes siree bob... that there motorhome was 300ft ifn it was an inch.

 

[55Mercury]

This is an outrage. There needs to be a protest . This type of heinous activity cannot continue. What in the world makes these people think they can go forth with this type of debauchery. I'll not stand for it. I'll take it to the highest court in the land. Right after my afternoon nap.

Indeed.

I would support this law if it came with a no-sex-on-the-bus rider.