Arnold Riding Without License ?!

Heads up Arnold fans! We've got some more info on the Schwarzenegger bike crash from Sunday. It appears that our man was riding without a proper license!

Schwarzenegger, who has banned illegal immigrants from obtaining California driver's licenses, got into hot water after admitting he did not have a proper license to drive his motorcycle.

"I just never really got one," the brawny actor and former bodybuilder said. "I never thought about it."

However, the Oak, now supporting a fat lip after those 15 stitches, will not be prosecuted for riding illegally.

Police and city prosecutors announced that he would not face any charge over the accident that took place near as Schwarzenegger and his 12-year-old son Patrick took a ride near their Los Angeles compound.

"The LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) does not issue a motorist a citation unless that person is observed by the officer committing a traffic violation," said LAPD spokesman, Officer Jason Lee.

"He does have a driver's license, but that license is not specified for a motorcycle," said LAPD officer Sara Faden on Tuesday. "It's an infraction. In technical terms, it's illegal."

But the state's Department of Motor Vehicles, citing a different portion of California vehicle code, said the governor was in the clear because drivers can operate a three-wheeled motorcycle without a special license and the bike had a sidecar.

"According to the DMV, the governor obeyed the law," spokesman Mike Miller said.

A spokeswoman for the governor said he would be updating his permit regardless and that he would stay off the road until he had his new license.

Schwarzenegger has said that the four-wheel drive Volvo that he hit on Sunday backed out in front of him when its driver failed to notice him.

"It was just too short of a distance for me to put the brakes on," he said afdter the crash that his son escaped from unscathed.

Global Arnold Staff

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