Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What next? Literary-tests to vote ???

You better hope not.

Just curious if you all are okay with pilots and ATC being forced to speak English?

Jesus y’all are scary. This is for safety. Not everything is an attack.

This a a federal regulation not some Arkansas rouge move. You cannot have a CDL unless you have a level of proficiency with reading and writing English. This should always have been enforced. Transportation safety regulations are developed for a reason - safety.

It doesn’t mean English has to be your native or primary language. Just that you have the required level of proficiency. So if you’re saying the test requires a higher standard of proficiency than required by regulation, then there might be something to investigate.

And frankly, if this were a discriminatory requirement, then why didn’t Biden and Pete get it changed? This is false outrage.

What is the standard of basic fluency? Is it a 6th grade reading level? Or lower? Is it reading and speaking? Who tests the speaking?

Anonymous wrote:In Arkansas, 23% of adults aged 16 and older lack basic literacy skills (NCES, 2017). Nearly 11% of Arkansans aged 25 and over (223,437 adults) do not have a high school diploma or GED.

21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2024. 54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below 5th-grade level).

I am sure this will be fairly enforced in a totally unproblematic way.

Basic fluency is a good idea. I don't expect a critical analysis of a Steinbeck novel.

Anonymous wrote:What next? Literary-tests to vote ???

Sample ballots don't require the reading.

Anonymous wrote:What next? Literary-tests to vote ???

I’m fine with that and the CDL checks too!

Anonymous wrote:What next? Literary-tests to vote ???

You better hope not.

What next? Literary-tests to vote ???

Anonymous wrote:If cannot read traffic signs, etc., that presents a danger.

Everyone who has a driver's license must be able to read English, so seems like this would have always been a no-brainer for CDLs especially.

I do not see why you seem to think truck drivers must be required to read highway warning signs.

You seem very racist.

In Arkansas, 23% of adults aged 16 and older lack basic literacy skills (NCES, 2017). Nearly 11% of Arkansans aged 25 and over (223,437 adults) do not have a high school diploma or GED.

21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2024. 54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below 5th-grade level).

I am sure this will be fairly enforced in a totally unproblematic way.

That seems rather vague. Reading a traffic sign isn’t the same as speaking English. Being able to order at Starbucks doesn’t mean you can talk about the stock market.

Anonymous wrote:Arkansas has allegedly started doing “English Checks” for CDL Drivers. What do you think? Pros/Cons? Will other states join in?

Good! I can’t tell you how many deliveries we receive from over the road truckers that are unable to speak English. I have to use a translator app. 🤦‍♂️

If cannot read traffic signs, etc., that presents a danger.

Everyone who has a driver's license must be able to read English, so seems like this would have always been a no-brainer for CDLs especially.

Arkansas has allegedly started doing “English Checks” for CDL Drivers. What do you think? Pros/Cons? Will other states join in?