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Originally posted by A Katonk:
Well, heck, look at how many different languages in which your local DMV offers both the handbook and the written exam. I'm not sure if there's a difference among individual states, but around here, I think there are at least 5 or 6 handbooks. They'll even provide an interpreter if they don't have an exam in your native language. Also, with regards to recognizing road signs, I don't recall having to be able to identify (or follow) street signs and you can easily teach someone the "major" directional signs by looking for shape and or color, so being able to read English isn't all THAT much of a factor. After the test, they can forget about them since hardly anyone else pays attention to STOP or YIELD signs anyhow, so they'll fit right in. wink

I'm not sure a navigational system would've helped that couple...or are some of the systems available in different languages?
Well thing is - no matter what languages they got drivers books in - driving exam still ought to be done with english speaking officer (thats why i didnt let my wife to get even written exam in other lang).. So what the heck they done for that? Plus its not like you have to READ signs.. Its as simple as memorizing pictures.

I mean hey - so they wont ever been in forest? You just memorizing where you going and tracking back, if you stupid enough to not able determine where you have to go (i.e not capable of finding north or something like that).

Plus - there are LOTS of policemen and just regular people who actually wont bite if you ask them directions...

*sighs*
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