Dear Editor,
I note with keen interest the pending move by the KSAC to require handcart operators to be licensed. I also note that this is not the first time this idea has come up (based on an RJR news report on December 23, 2010).
Some social media friends and I had a few questions with regard to this issue: Will handcart operators be assigned routes and issued licences for those routes? Will there be clearly marked handcart road lanes? Will a maximum carrying capacity be set?
Will a handcart operation manual/driving code be published? Will operators be required to adhere to the speed limit? Will they be required to have insurance? Will there be handcart driver training and a licensing exam?
What happens when I want to sell my handcart? How do I get my handcart to pass the fitness test? Will there be special parking spots for handcarts? Will handicap stickers be issued for impaired operators? If I park my handcart in a no parking zone, will it be towed or clamped? Will those who disobey the rules of the handcart road code be ticketed? Will there be a handcart traffic court? How will one be able to identify the make and model of one's handcart for licensing and registration? Is there a registration hot line number and when is the last day to register?
Will a "loader-man" licence be next? Just thought we'd ask.
Durie Dee
mizd2u@yahoo.com
Where's the sense in handcart licencing ?
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I note with keen interest the pending move by the KSAC to require handcart operators to be licensed. I also note that this is not the first time this idea has come up (based on an RJR news report on December 23, 2010).
Some social media friends and I had a few questions with regard to this issue: Will handcart operators be assigned routes and issued licences for those routes? Will there be clearly marked handcart road lanes? Will a maximum carrying capacity be set?
Will a handcart operation manual/driving code be published? Will operators be required to adhere to the speed limit? Will they be required to have insurance? Will there be handcart driver training and a licensing exam?
What happens when I want to sell my handcart? How do I get my handcart to pass the fitness test? Will there be special parking spots for handcarts? Will handicap stickers be issued for impaired operators? If I park my handcart in a no parking zone, will it be towed or clamped? Will those who disobey the rules of the handcart road code be ticketed? Will there be a handcart traffic court? How will one be able to identify the make and model of one's handcart for licensing and registration? Is there a registration hot line number and when is the last day to register?
Will a "loader-man" licence be next? Just thought we'd ask.
Durie Dee
mizd2u@yahoo.com
Where's the sense in handcart licencing ?
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