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The problem isn’t that no one’s thought of those things. The problem is that in Countries like the US and UK (and I’m assuming everywhere else, but maybe not) you can tow up to 7500lbs with a standard license. Last time I took my test I don’t recall them asking about towing or making me do it with a trailer. We build systems for the lowest common denominator but honestly vehicle towing is kind of a cluster fuck of “well they can drive a car, how much worse could they be with an extra 15ft and thousands of pounds behind them.” ¯_(ツ)_/¯
But there are still a lot of people on the road that did learn to drive before that kind of license. I did a class 3 license in Germany right before the transition...
So I have my A, A1, AM, B, BE, C1, C1E license (C1E limited to 7,5t instead of 12) without ever having learned to tow anything.
Because that's exactly what the original class 3 allowed you to drive. Imagine what would have happened if they told everyone with a driving license at that point that it's now only viable for 3,5t vehicles without a trailer and they need to make a new license to keep driving their transporters, small trucks or using their trailers.
At least where I am from, you are allowed to tow heavy trailers (>750 kg) with a B drivers license, if both the car and the trailer combined weigh less than 3.5 t. Light trailers (<750 kg) can be towed by any vehicle up to 3.5 t with a B license. If the combined rated weight is above 3.5 t you need a BE license as well and you have to drive slower.
Yeah, I've noticed.