In France you can legally drive a Light quadricycle Aixam without a licence. In this country you cant why?

Question

I know in this country you need a licence to drive on the road, but it has something to do with the UK vetoing the law on quadricycles in europe. Is this law going to be changed?

Answer 1

There was probably a lot a debate that went into that decision. It is probably safer this way. If you want more answers write to your MP/ DVLA.

Answer 2

In France, light quadricycle Aixams are modified to run on alchohol including cognac. The government feels that this is good for its wine industry and likewise that it promotes a hobby that is an alternate to burning parked cars at night for the less than well-to-do youths of the nation.

In the UK and Ireland, light quadricycle Aixams are no longer modified to run on whiskey or brandy, this is because it never caught on as a useful way to spend money on hard liquor. Many of the UK residents already have small automobiles and they would rather use those when engaging in high speed motorsports half-drunk, such as part-time construction work done by racing headlong into a suburban home. The liquor is also necessary to help clean and disinfect the wounds associated with such spirited driving.

In the United States, most of the two wheel drivers prefer Harley-Davidsons. The drivers have been modified to use beer and whiskey, occasionally gin and vodka, to fuel fistfights and road-rage in bars and on the interstates. The sport is social often requiring a whole herd of leather clad thugs to put on the best events. It simply would not be feasible for Madison Ave marketers to get them to use beer and other alcohol in non-traditional ways. The New World may not have as many old traditions, but those they do have they hold on to deerly.

Heh, huh, huuurm.

Answer 3

All I know about quadricycles is, they are larger than bicycles and therefore take up more space on the road. This coupled with lack of speed and safety equipment, puts them at risk on our roads. There are many places in this country where riding a bicycle is a risky thing. I know people ride bicycles in Europe much more than here in the U.S. I would suspect the quadricycle is making in-roads on European roads. The question of safety will always prevail when it comes to light 2 or 4 wheeled cycles vs motorized vehicles. I doesn't matter which country you are from.

Answer 4

bcause the government make too much money off of people 'learning how to use it' and from people paying to do the quadricycle axiam (or quad bike as theyre better known) driving test to just leave them drive it without a license
but what you can do is get protective gear and go drivin it in a ditch or remote area where nobody will see you or else if you have a big back garden rally round there thatll really piss the shades off

Answer 5

Not on any public roadway! Even having a learner's permit has further restrictions in addition to having a licensed driver in the car with you at all times. Those restrictions are made and enforced by the issuing state. Check them carefully. Private property driving is another matter. This is where one does not have to have a license to drive. There may be more but again, check them according to the state in which you live.

Answer 6

This is the UK not the US, why do Americans think UK and Ireland answers are for them?

In the UK you can drive them with a motorcycle license

Answer 7

Its a good idea if you said which country you're in now, after all this goes out to the whole world.

Answer 8

Why not ask your MP/MEP?

They are the legislators that decide why a particular law is accepted or voted down, not us.

You elected him/her to serve you - so make them work for that vote.

Answer 9

Safety, because drivers might not know how to operate the car they will need to learn how to drive first.

Answer 10

Because this is the united states and not France.