What class license do you have?

[jwslam]

So with TappCar in service, Uber coming in, as well as Ride Please coming soon (the ride share version of keys please), and Calgary's "safe" regulations requiring professional licensure I figured this poll is appropriate.

What amount of the population realistically has more than a 5?
(I've excluded 6's for simplicity)

I figured our poll should be a little skewed since this is an enthusiasts forum... If you have more than a 5, care to post why?

(added brief descriptions for non-Alberta licenses to pick equivalencies)

[colsankey]

Why are sub-atomic particles driving anyone around?

[Wakalimasu]

My work needed a Class 3, not really, more of a political reason but requirements are requirements, so I got my class 2 which includes class 3,4,5 and bus. It was cheaper to get the class 2 than it is to get a class 3 at the time. Even got the Airbrakes endorsement as well.

[jwslam]

Originally posted by Wakalimasu
My work needed a Class 3, not really, more of a political reason but requirements are requirements, so I got my class 2 which includes class 3,4,5 and bus. It was cheaper to get the class 2 than it is to get a class 3 at the time. Even got the Airbrakes endorsement as well.

Was reading up on Ride Please and they said you need 1, 2, or 4.
Apparently if you have a 3, you can only drive class 4 vehicles without passengers, whereas 1 and 2 have the professional designation.

[Wakalimasu]

Originally posted by jwslam

Was reading up on Ride Please and they said you need 1, 2, or 4.
Apparently if you have a 3, you can only drive class 4 vehicles without passengers, whereas 1 and 2 have the professional designation.

Yup. I need a physical every time I renew if i want to keep my class 2.

[spikerS]

I used to have my class 1 when i was a youngster. When I stopped hauling, I didn't bother with renewing my medical, so it got downgraded to a class 3 with my air endorsement.

[Asian_defender]

Class 2 as I work part time driving shuttle (calgary transit)

[Manhattan]

GDL 4 LYFE

[killramos]

+ 1 on GDL for life. Fuck the stupid upgrade tax.

I figure they will change the program one day and I'll get grandfathered in for free.

[schocker]

Originally posted by killramos
+ 1 on GDL for life. Fuck the stupid upgrade tax.

I figure they will change the program one day and I'll get grandfathered in for free.

Already 10+ years of practice under my belt

[andyg16]

Class 2 with air brake..needed it for work back in the day when I was still deciding what to do with my life

[lasimmon]

Man aren't you GDL guys worried about having 1 beer and losing the car for a week?

[Feruk]

Doesn't GDL restrict you driving at night or carrying over a certain number of passengers? Also isn't it a zero tolerance alcohol policy??

[jwslam]

Guess I should have added an option for GDL lifer's...

[killramos]

Originally posted by Feruk
Doesn't GDL restrict you driving at night or carrying over a certain number of passengers? Also isn't it a zero tolerance alcohol policy??

Just the alcohol part. "Driving at night" is a class 7 restriction, and the passenger limit is "No more passengers than seatbelts"

Personally I don't drink and drive, period.

Not compelling reasons to drop a couple hundred bucks and waste an hour of my time.

If I ever had a real reason to reclass it would be one thing, but as far as I can tell its spending 200 bucks on literally nothing.

Originally posted by lasimmon
Man aren't you GDL guys worried about having 1 beer and losing the car for a week?

That's what friends and cabs are for. Personally i have always found the concept to be a slippery slope ( with alcohol being the lubricant)

[HomespunLobster]

Only reason I had my GDL taken off was work required me to. Had it for 6 years. But just standard class 56 here.

[lasimmon]

I also got mine off when work said you can't drive company vehicles with a GDL.

[dirtsniffer]

Originally posted by Feruk
Doesn't GDL restrict you driving at night or carrying over a certain number of passengers? Also isn't it a zero tolerance alcohol policy??

I've had more than 1 interaction where a cop has known that i have consumed alcohol and have GDL. So, no, I guess I am not worried.

[jacky4566]

No love for the 56?

[jwslam]

Originally posted by jacky4566
No love for the 56?

Then I have to entertain the 6 only's, the 16, 26, 36, and 46...