Can't Speak English, Yet Has a CDL!

I think your right

 

Traffic signs do share a universal design in shape and colour, however signs such as “Wrong Way” , or “One Way” will read specifically that way in North America, so reading the national language is kinda important

 

No it isn't, certainly not to learn the important words and phrases, important to you as a driver of course which is how we learned our way around Europe. I assume most of the Quebecois knew English, even if they might refuse to speak it, they are very conscious of the defence of their language, as opposed to English. Here in France I have only known 2 of them, both were surly and unfriendly towards me, knowing I am English, while the French people I know (which is most people I know these days) treat me as a local now. They have never remarked about my accent but they mercilessly mocked the lone Quebecois in our village for his when he had to take over reading the numbers at a Lotto event.

But a word of advice to anyone needing to learn a foreign language, do it NOW while you are young and receptive (if you still are ). Due to advancing age my command of French, both speaking and understanding, is worse than it was over 20 years ago. I even struggle with English now but have had a longer time to embed that. 24 years ago I started working, driving internationally for a firm just up the road. All my instructions for reloads and deliveries etc. came by telephone in the cab and, although it was a standing joke in the office my always asking for addresses to be spelled, I never made a mistake that was entirely my fault. Now, I struggle to remember the right words in the middle of a sentence, in both languages, but particularly French. That's why I prefer my conversations to be here at the keyboard. You wouldn't believe how long it takes me to write a message like this.

 

Yall are focused on the fact of him not speaking English. The bigger issue in my mind is the drinking and driving. That's what got those 3 people killed.

 

i can play the harmonica by nose . Does that count ?

 

Having read the entirety of the green book multiple times I'm certainly aware that cdl regs specify that.

However, as someone was pointing out, is the kind of person that drives wrong way down a roadway while drunk the kind of person that knowing another language would REALLY make an impact on?

 

Yes, but road signs are written in english.

 

And so is the road test, but written is availible in different languages