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Senate passes English-only driver’s license exams

By Mary Lou Pickel | Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 04:18 PM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

English would be the only language for a driver’s license exam in Georgia under a bill that passed the Senate Tuesday.

Bill sponsor Sen. Jack Murphy (R-Cumming) said the rule is needed for safety on the highway. The measure passed 37 to 14 and still needs to pass the House before it could be signed into law.

Murphy displayed road signs in the Senate chamber from foreign countries in foreign languages.

“I’m just trying to show a comparison between you driving in that country and someone who doesn’t understand English driving in our country,” Murphy told his colleagues.

“People need to be able to drive safely on our roads and read overhead signs,” Murphy said.

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