Buffalo is one of the designated "refugee relocation destination cities." The neighborhood schools have kids from over 40 different language backgrounds. The kids learn English in a few months, but a lot of the parents can't read in their own languages and never learn more than a few words of English. They get drivers' licenses anyway. The DMV lets them bring an "interpreter" to the written test. The "interpreter" sits with them at the written test, and tells them all the answers. That gets them a learner's permit (a NYS photo ID that looks just like a license, except it says "Learners Permit"). They pretend it's a license and start driving, with no idea of the rules of the road. I drive defensively, but I still got rear-ended by a driver FOB ("fresh off the boat") from Mogadishu. It didn't hurt my old pickup truck, but his minivan needed new lights.