GOP bill would require all truckers to pass English test as highway safety fears grow

Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., is spearheading an effort to make English proficiency an enforceable prerequisite for commercial drivers in the wake of fatal crashes caused by illegal immigrants who skirted language requirements."If you can't read 'bridge out ahead' or communicate with a state trooper at a crash scene, you have no business driving an 80,000-pound truck on American highways," Harrigan said.On Wednesday morning, Harrigan unveiled the SAFE Drivers Act alongside cosponsors Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, and Rep. Bob Onder, Mo. The bill would instruct states to administer English proficiency