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Originally Posted by sa226
As long as this is the same thing I think it is. There is either some other motive behind this or a huge cash grab.
All the IDP does is translate your licence into the local language. I purchased one to drive in France. There is even debate about whether it is necessary in European countries that speak another language.
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The only entity to benefit financially would be the CAA, but they're the group that raised the concern that led to the media attention against it (which led to it being revisited by the Florida lawmakers).
I think that it is more a case of a government going a little overboard and/or not thinking the repercussions through. Tourism is a huge industry in Florida, and Canadians (mostly from the East) make up a large part of it.
I always thought that it would be handy to have if I got pulled over on a Czech back road after dark by a cop who doesn't speak English, but in practical terms, it is pretty difficult to come across someone who doesn't understand "Canada" when you had them your license.
But Florida? I know that they talk funny down there, but come on...