https://www.proenglish.org/blog/399-...t-a-right.html
Driving is a Privilege, Not a Right
A common misconception still exists that driving on our nation’s roads and highways is a right. No, driving a car is not a right, it’s a privilege. The difference between the two is at the heart of the debate over offering driver’s license exams in multiple languages or in English alone.
In the context of operating a motor vehicle, the privilege of driving is granted to an individual by the state on a conditional basis. These conditions include the driver’s ability to pass both a written and skills test and the driver's ability to keep track record of abiding by the traffic laws and regulations.
Currently, only 9 states administer driver’s tests exclusively in English. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which governs motor carriers engaged in interstate commerce and falls under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Transportation, driver’s engaged in interstate commerce are required to “read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, and to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language enough to respond to official inquiries and to make entries on reports and records.”
Unfortunately, the vast majority of states refuse to require their DMVs to meet the same standards and require a demonstration of English ability before granting driver’s licenses.
By states granting some individuals special treatment by allowing them to take the exam in foreign languages that play no role whatsoever on U.S. roads or in automobiles sold in the U.S., they are telling Americans that driving is no longer a privilege, but a right regardless of the driver’s ability to read the universal language of all US roads and traffic signs, posing a serious danger to their fellow drivers not just in their state, but nationwide.
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