Governing

Florida’s English-Only Driving Tests Highlight Broader Language Policy Tensions

The English-only requirement follows decades of debate in a region where many households speak Spanish and multilingual ...
Yahoo

Florida to require driver’s license exams to be given in English only

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced Friday that all driver’s license exams will be administered ...
CBS News

Florida mandates driver's license tests must be taken in English, eliminates other languages

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has announced Friday that all driver's license tests will now only be in English. This change will begin on Friday, Feb. 6 and will ...
WTSP

Florida driver's license exams are now only offered in English

The changes announced last Friday by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles follow a crackdown on non-English speaking commercial truck drivers after a tragic crash last year.
WESH

Florida driving instructor is urging changes to road test requirements

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 ...

Spanish-speaking drivers react to Florida's shift toward English-only license exams

Dade, nearly 34,000 people signed up for appointments in February, and about 67% requested the Spanish-language exam.
WTSP

Florida to start administering English-only driver's license exams in February

FLORIDA, USA — Driver's license exams in Florida will begin being administered only in English beginning in February, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced Friday.
Carscoops

Florida Just Banned All Non-English Driver’s License Exams

Florida is tightening the rules on driver licensing with a move that could impact tens of thousands of residents. Starting February 6, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles ...
Black Enterprise

English Only! Florida Changes Driver’s License Test Rules To One Language

The Sunshine State is leading the way with change while thousands of truckers are being removed from American roadways after failing mandatory roadside English tests. Florida follows President Donald ...
Tampa Bay Times

Will Florida’s English-only driver’s license exams make roads safer? | Fact check

PolitiFact found no conclusive, large-scale studies measuring whether people who take driving exams in a foreign language pose a higher risk on the road. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and ...
Yahoo

Florida driver license exams soon to be offered in English only

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced Friday afternoon it would soon issue all driver license ...