Florida BANS Driver License Tests in Foreign Languages

[JGalt]

You mean the ones that have been in Florida for 20 years and have not "leared" English?

It's not their fault they don't have Learing Centers in Florida.

If only Florida had a couple thousand more Somalis, they could get leared.

 

[Churchill]

Why would you name yourself after a man who begged the Brits to reject socialism?

Nobody's perfect, not even Winston.

 

[norwegen]

Nobody's perfect, not even Winston.

Certainly not you. You seem perfectly clueless about this whole "learing" thing.

 

[Churchill]

Certainly not you. You seem perfectly clueless about this whole "learing" thing.

I am indeed clueless, and that's because I speak English not your hillbilly boondocks throwback dialect.

 

[Hellokitty]

The word is "learned" not "leared".

Looks like you'd fail a Florida driving test yourself.

 

[Rawley]

Prove they know what road signs mean
STOP is not hard to figure out
Doesn’t require fluency in English

Every sign on the road is not a stop sign. WHat is the problem with providing the driver's test only in English? The road signs are all in English.

 

[rightwinger]

Every sign on the road is not a stop sign. WHat is the problem with providing the driver's test only in English? The road signs are all in English.

Because the Drivers Test does contain those road signs
STOP, YIELD, ONE WAY, DO NOT ENTER

Drivers need to know what they mean
But the test itself will have multiple choice answers in a language they don’t understand
They may know the correct answer to the question but don’t understand the question because it is in another language

 

[rightwinger]

Which of the following statements about railroad crossings is true?​

It is against the law to go around lowered gates at a crossing.
You must stop at a railroad crossing when directed to do so by a flagger.
Not all railroad crossings are equipped with flashing red signals and gates.
All are true


Now a person who speaks another language may know the laws about railroad crossings but cannot understand the question or the answers.
They could give the correct answer if it was in their own language

 

[Rawley]

Because the Drivers Test does contain those road signs
STOP, YIELD, ONE WAY, DO NOT ENTER

Drivers need to know what they mean
But the test itself will have multiple choice answers in a language they don’t understand
They may know the correct answer to the question but don’t understand the question because it is in another language

That's the point. Drivers should have a minimum proficiency in the language of the road signs. We cannot possibly test every conceivable road sign.

Second time, what is the problem with requiring minimal English proficiency for the privilege of driving on our roads.

 

[rightwinger]

That's the point. Drives should have a minimum proficiency in the language of the road signs. We cannot possibly test every conceivable road sign.

Second time, what is the problem with requiring minimal English proficiency for the privilege of driving on our roads.

I think they need a proficiency in understanding signs in English and how to respond
They do not need to understand English to read complex questions and answers

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I have driven in Europe and did not speak the language.

So have I and neither of us were applying for driver's licenses there, were we?

No, but thank you for your contribution to this discussion.

 

[Cassandro]

I feel bad for all those Cubans that live there.

Are you referring to all those "Cubans" who voted for DeSantis and Trump? You are truly clueless.

 

[22lcidw]

When will you be learing English?

Nations must adjust. Upgrade road systems to go around Progressive cities as the civil discourse slowly expands.

 

[protectionist]

Prove they know what road signs mean
STOP is not hard to figure out
Doesn’t require fluency in English

Funny that you should mention STOP.
I once spoke to some illegals (in Spanish) who were landscaping in my yard asking them if they could read. They said no. They weren't kidding. I showed them a word, first in English, then in Spanish. They had no idea what it meant,

The word was STOP (ALTO).

At some point, somebody should do a study of how many traffic fatalities are caused by illiterate, illegal aliens, who not only cant read road signs, but they drive without a license, never took a road test, and never drove a car before coming to the United States, where somebody was dumb & reckless enough to hand then car/truck keys. They are a menace on the roads.

As for STOP, maybe they can figure it out by the octagon shape, but it's one sign out of 100.

 

[protectionist]

This is silly, every time the maga cult comes up with a new bigoted policy you clowns get all excited, even starting a thread about something as inane and pointless as this.

You think this has to do with bigotry ? You libs are more floating in space that I even thought.

Democrats can't explain away the Singh disaster​

Democrats can scream about racism all they want, but three dead Americans in Florida prove why English proficiency matters for commercial drivers.

The move comes after illegal alien truck driver Harjinder Singh made an illegal U-turn on the Florida Turnpike in August 2025 that killed three people.


Singh entered the United States illegally through California in 2018.

California gave him a Commercial Driver's License in July 2024 despite Singh having no legal right to be in America.

Washington state issued him a CDL a year earlier even though federal law prohibits asylum seekers or illegal aliens from receiving these licenses.

Singh failed his CDL written exam 10 times between March and May 2023 before Washington finally gave him a license anyway.

After the crash, federal investigators gave Singh an English proficiency test and a road sign quiz. He bombed both.

Singh couldn't read three out of four highway signs and answered just two questions correctly out of 12 on the English assessment.

 

[protectionist]

Having more unlicensed drivers on the roads is a truly inspirational move by the GOP

In what contorted, mish-mash universe does this make any sense ?

 

[protectionist]

Suppose you speak Spanish and are taking the written test in English

A question asks….What are you expected to do at a STOP sign?

Now you know you have to come to a complete stop and look both directions before proceeding

But all the multiple choice answers are in a language you don’t understand
How can you show you know what to do at a STOP sign?

You can show it about as much as you can know what to do when you encounter dozens of other road signs, all in English. You can't. That's the point. Duh!

 

[Unkotare]

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A driver needs to know a STOP sign means stop
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That's why different signs have different shapes and colors, not five page essays.

 

[protectionist]

What about Seminole? Thats not a foreign language.

Seen any road signs in Seminole lately ?

 

[protectionist]

How can you show you know what to do at a STOP sign?

There is only one right answer

Learn to speak English

And THEN go take the driver test.