MAGA fans are rejoicing on social media in favor of President Donald Trump’s plan to sign an executive order requiring commercial truck drivers to speak English.

Breitbart News reported that Trump would sign the order Monday evening because “President Trump believes that English is a non-negotiable safety requirement for professional drivers.” Last month, Trump designated English as “the official language of the United States.”

“This is such a big deal! So grateful for this, the roads will be much safer. Like many, I have seen many accidents or near accidents from unqualified drivers,” posted @coffeegirlvegas.

  • Bytemeister@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    2 years ago

    Not sure about other states, but in mine, the ability to read and understand English is a requirement for getting a license…

    Now you could make an argument that’s not the same as speaking English, and my rebuttal is “should we ban mute, or speech-impared people from getting a CDL”?

  • jsomae@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    2 years ago

    Like many, I have seen many accidents or near accidents from unqualified drivers

    Can anyone explain how knowing English would reduce traffic accidents? Is it because of detour signs?

      • Qwaffle_waffle@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        2 years ago

        Can you please elaborate with some examples if possible? I’m trying to picture this from highways and roadways here in Florida, but I am struggling to get your gist. I will look again on the way home tonight. However I am not a trucker or cdl so I might be oblivious to some.

  • DBT@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    2 years ago

    “This is such a big deal! So grateful for this, the roads will be much safer. Like many, I have seen many accidents or near accidents from unqualified drivers,” posted @coffeegirlvegas.

    Oh yea? You and many others have witnessed many accidents that were due to a truck driver’s inability to speak English?

    You dumb bitch.

    • Secret Music@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      2 years ago

      That’s one of the infuriating things about these people. They’ll just make up BS that makes Trump seem reasonable. Trump does this English only thing, and now suddenly non-english truck drivers causing accidents is a thing, something that’s been a problem all along and thank Jesus he’s finally fixing it. Even though this was never actually a real issue that anyone even imagined before today.