Non-English-speaking Floridians have exactly one week to do their driving tests with translators before the changes are ...
Starting Feb. 6, all printed tests in multiple languages and interpreter services for oral exams will be removed throughout the state.
Currently, exams for most non-commercial driver classifications are offered in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.
The change will go into effect on Feb. 6, said the agency, which is ending all language-translation services and tests printed in other languages.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles ends multilingual testing to prioritize road safety and uniform communication.
Florida’s latest move aligns with heightened national scrutiny of language proficiency in transportation safety.
TWO NEWS AT SIX. CHANGING LANES, U-TURNS AND THE DREADED PARALLEL PARKING. GETTING A DRIVER’S LICENSE IS A RITE OF PASSAGE FOR TEENS. YEAH, BUT DO TODAY’S TESTS REALLY PREPARE NEW DRIVERS FOR CENTRAL ...