Florida announced on Jan. 30 that exams for all driver’s licenses will be conducted in English only.
The policy will take effect from Feb. 6 and will abolish driving tests that Florida previously offered in other languages, such as Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Spanish, and Russian, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said.
The change applies to both commercial and non-commercial driver’s licenses and permits.
The move comes after federal authorities last year mandated that all commercial truck drivers be proficient in English to ensure road safety. This led to 9,500 commercial truckers being taken out of service by December 2025 for failing proficiency checks….