Beginning September 30, Ohio will require 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds to complete the same intensive driver’s education program as younger teenagers. It’s a shift championed by Governor Mike DeWine as a “matter of public safety.”
Until now, these adults could skip formal training if they passed a road test
If the drivers failed, the fallback was a four-hour class plus abbreviated behind-the-wheel practice.
That loophole is closing.
Going forward, anyone under 21 must log 24 hours of classroom or online instruction. They also must practice driving for eight hours with a certified instructor. On top of that, there’s 50 supervised hours with another adult. 10 of those hours must happen at night…