U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy doubled down this week on the Trump administration policy of requiring proficiency in English for truck drivers operating big rigs on the road in America, warning of stiff consequences for non-compliance.
Duffy told Fox News that speaking and reading English were not just important for understanding road signs, but also for communicating with law enforcement in the event of an emergency.
“This is not a new rule,” he said. “The ‘English Only’ requirement…has been on the books for a long time, it’s just that Barack Obama made sure that if you violated that rule, it was a slap on the wrist. We’re going back to the old rule of ‘we’re going to put your rig out of service,’ and make sure that you don’t drive if you don’t speak the language.”
He said the policy was “common sense.”
“If you’re going to get on the road with one of these potentially dangerous vehicles, speak our language,” Duffy added.
https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/sea...glish-proficiency-standard-for-truck-drivers/
If there was any doubt… SEAN DUFFY DOUBLES DOWN ON ENGLISH PROFICIENCY STANDARD FOR TRUCK DRIVERS
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Just becuz I'm from waaaaayyy down yonder in south Geor-gy & I sound a luut like Jr Samples on the long-ago defunckt TV hit show "Hee Haw"...duzz not meen I ain't be good no good at Anglish...
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