Ohio has a bad reputation for terrible driving, but new laws aimed at providing further education to young drivers seek to change that narrative. Starting September 30, 2025, Ohio is overhauling the way its residents get behind the wheel. A new law will require anyone 21 and under applying for a driver’s license to complete a 24-hour classroom (or online) course plus 50 hours of supervised driving—10 of those at night—before they can take the test.
Until now, those requirements only applied to 16–17-year-olds. Adults who waited until 18 or older could bypass driver’s ed entirely. The new law closes that loophole, but despite some viral headlines suggesting it affects all drivers, it won’t apply retroactively to existing license holders.
On Reddit, the law has already sparked heated debate. Some are skeptical that it will make a difference. As one commenter put it bluntly:…