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1 December 2010

English only tests for drivers?

Kalispell State Senator Bruce Tutvedt wants tests for drivers licenses to be conducted only in English. LC0352 requires that:

The knowledge test, road test, and skills test must be conducted in English.

Drivers must understand English language road signs, and it’s both fair and prudent to test for that understanding. But I think that understanding could be tested with tests administered in French or Spanish.