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Old 04-08-2005, 13:12   #13
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Re: Question about none English speaking people

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Originally Posted by whyme38
Ok I have a question how is that that people that do not speak English are allowed to take the theory test in there own Language and have a translator in the car for there practical driving test?
Well, to be able to drive successfully, you don't need to read road signs, merely recognise them. You don't need to know what it says on it, but you know if you see the sign with those particularly markings, you know to do, or not to do something.

It works both ways. For example, take the bog standard US stop sign as everyone knows what it looks like. If you replaced the letters, you would still know to stop when you see that sign, because you look at it, not as text but as a picture and remember the markings.
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