Teen Drivers Would Get Licenses Later Under House Bill

(ONN) – Teen drivers in Ohio would have to wait a little longer to get their licenses under a bill that has been positioned for a full House vote.

The Toledo Blade reports a House committee has voted to approve House Bill 106, which would delay the age at which new drivers may get probationary licenses from 16-years-old to 16-and-a-half.

They could still get their learner’s permits at as early as age 15-and-a-half, but they’d have to keep those permits for at least a year, instead of the current six months.

The bill’s sponsors say the idea is to get younger drivers more experience in all seasons of weather and times of day before they drive without parental supervision.

Auto crashes are the number-one killer of teenagers.