(02/27/2002) Secretary of State Candice S. Miller announced today that for the first time in nearly a decade, a Spanish version of the driver booklet "What Every Driver Must Know" is available for Michigan’s Spanish-speaking residents. The new booklet is available in all 173 Secretary of State branch offices and on the Secretary of State web site.

"As Michigan’s Spanish-speaking population rapidly increases, so does the need to provide these residents with information to help them safely operate a motor vehicle on Michigan roads," said Secretary Miller, the state’s chief motor vehicle administrator. "We have received numerous requests for a Spanish version of ‘What Every Driver Must Know’ in recent years, and I am pleased that we can now provide this important resource for Michigan motorists."

"What Every Driver Must Know" has been the public’s primary resource for information about driving laws, procedures and practices for more than 30 years. This is the first time in a decade that "What Every Driver Must Know" has been revised in Spanish, and the first time that a Spanish version of "What Every Driver Must Know" has been available to download from the Internet.

Secretary Miller explained that the department has always taken a progressive stance in utilizing the Internet to promote innovative customer service initiatives.

These initiatives include resources such as the English version of "What Every Driver Must Know," the "Michigan Commercial Driver License Manual," "Michigan Motorcycle Operator Manual" and the "Road Skills Test Study Guide."

The new Spanish booklet will be available in Secretary of State branch offices on a limited basis, with branch offices serving large Spanish-speaking communities--such as southwest Grand Rapids--having the largest quantity of booklets.