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AAA Supports Ohio Bill to Lengthen Time New Drivers Must Have a Permit

Ideastream Public Media | By Ryan Landolph
Published October 19, 2017 at 2:51 PM EDT
AAA has joined other businesses in supporting the Young Driver Protection Bill, which was proposed in Ohio in July.
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AAA has joined other businesses in supporting the Young Driver Protection Bill, which was proposed in Ohio in July.
AAA has joined other businesses in supporting the Young Driver Protection Bill, which was proposed in Ohio in July.
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AAA has joined other businesses in supporting the Young Driver Protection Bill, which was proposed in Ohio in July.

AAA is using Teen Driver Safety Week to highlight its support for the Young Driver Protection bill.

Theresa Podguski, the director of legislative affairs for AAA East Central Ohio, says the bill provides protections for all drivers.

“So, it’s not their youth that is causing the crashes, but their inexperience. So, experience is the key here, and the teens will learn to drive with supervision in all kinds of weather and risky and risky times of the evening.”

The bill would lengthen the temporary instruction permit phase as well as lengthen supervised nighttime driving protections.

Podguski says the goal is to better protect new drivers as they gain experience behind the wheel.

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Ryan Landolph
Ryan is a senior multimedia journalism student at Kent State University with experience in print and radio journalism. He is working toward a Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia Journalism. During the school year, Landolph works for Kent State Student Media with Black Squirrel Radio, where he is a sports director and radio host. Additionally, Landolph covers Cleveland sports for FanSided's Factory of Sadness.
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