Florida won’t enforce international driver’s license law
Photo Credit: Canadians, in particular, were worried they would have to get international driver's licenses to escape the winter snows and drive in Florida on I-95 and elsewhere. flickr.com / Doug Kerr
Skift Take
Florida legislators came up with this really dumb idea, given the state's dependence on tourism.
A new law requiring foreign visitors to have international driving permits to drive in Florida will not be enforced because it violates an international treaty, highway safety officials said Friday.
During the 2012 legislative session, the Florida Legislature amended the law, requiring foreign visitors to have an international driving permit -- usually priced $15-$25 -- to drive lawfully in Florida. Foreign drivers without the permit translating their license information into English and nine other languages could have been arrested for driving without a license.
Though the law went into effect Jan. 1, 2013, it did not get widespread attention until foreign journalists started asking questions earlier this week. The story quickly spread in Canada, prompting worried calls and lines at some offices of t
