Beginning today, Florida has implemented a new policy that changes how driver\u2019s license exams are given across the state. All knowledge and skills tests are now administered in English only.<\/p>\n
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles introduced the English-only testing to enhance communication and ensure drivers understand traffic laws. WINK News gathered reactions from people in Southwest Florida, where opinions were mixed.<\/p>\n
Clotie Davis, a local resident, supported the change, believing it could lead to safer roads.<\/p>\n
“It was a good idea,then they know how to read the signs and maybe less accidents,” said Davis.<\/p>\n
State officials announced the change at the end of January, aiming to promote roadway safety. However, not everyone agrees with the policy.<\/p>\n
Ingris Perilla expressed concern, stating the change could make it harder for some to obtain a license.<\/p>\n
“I believe they should consider other nationalities. Not everyone finds English easy, but they can still drive well so they shouldn\u2019t be excluded,” said Perilla.<\/p>\n
Others shared worries about the policy’s impact on those who rely on a license for work and family support.<\/p>\n
“I am thinking about the other people who do not speak the language English. They will not be able to drive a car to get to work to make a living in this country,” said Mariu Lazzaro.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, state lawmakers in Tallahassee continue to debate broader English-only requirements for certain government services.<\/p>\n
For those heading to the DMV in Florida, it is crucial to know that all driver’s license testing is now conducted exclusively in English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beginning today, Florida has implemented a new policy that changes how driver\u2019s license exams are given across the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147065,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[71181,2675,6130,67464,28,36456,30,29,47057,1521,71180],"class_list":["post-147064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-certain-government-services","tag-driver","tag-driving","tag-driving-test","tag-florida","tag-florida-department-of-highway-safety-and-motor-vehicles","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-highway-safety","tag-southwest-florida","tag-tests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}