There were 26 responses to last week’s Tele-Talk question — “Given the lack of communication between state DMVs, is it time for a national driver’s license?” — where a large majority disagreed with a national driver’s license, citing too much federal and ineffectiveness. Those in support said it would prevent cross-state issues such as what happened with the driver charged with causing seven deaths in Randolph.
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