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RVIA Helps China With Licensing RV Drivers
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through the RV Industry Association's website.
The RV Industry Association (RVIA) reports it is helping Chinese officials learn more about vehicle safety and licensing standards in the U.S. The China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC), the country’s leading motor vehicle standards developing agency, is developing new standards for the operation of RVs in China. The RVIA hopes that the standards adopted in China will not lock U.S.-made RVs out of the Chinese market. The RVIA set up meetings for the Chinese officials with representatives of two states - Maryland and Texas - which represent different ways of licensing RV drivers. Maryland, like most states, does not require additional testing to drive an RV, requiring only a standard driver’s license. In Texas, a driver must have a Class A or Class B (non-commercial) license and must pass an in-vehicle skills test for any type of RV over 26,000 lbs. Currently, China offers 16 different classes of driver’s licenses with Class A, the hardest, required for towing. All licenses there require a written exam, road test and physical.