Submitted by: Phil Bulfinch
The Arizona/Massachusetts driving tests cause confusion and safety concerns.
Massachusetts recently identified hundreds of refugees who obtained Massachusetts driver’s licenses by converting from Arizonalicenses. By taking advantage of Arizona’s lax language and testing requirements, non-English speakers were able to take driving tests with translators, or bypass state testing altogether by training and testing with private driving schools (circumventing the Department of Motor Vehicles). While Massachusetts offers the written exam in 26 languages, it does not allow the written tests to be taken with a translator as Arizona does.
