Overview

• The mandate applies to first-time applicants under 21 and requires 24 hours of classroom instruction, eight hours of in-car training with an instructor, and 50 supervised hours with a licensed adult.
• Driving schools report heavy demand as families rush to book lessons, with some locations turning people away due to limited capacity.
• All required training must be completed before families can schedule a road test with the Ohio Driver License Examiner.
• Instructors say the additional steps could add roughly three months to the timeline for obtaining a license.
• State patrol data cite elevated crash risks for young drivers, including nearly 155,000 crashes involving 15- to 24-year-olds from 2023 to 2024.