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‘How to Drive Online’
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as 70% of Midwest teens obtained their license before age 18.
For this growing number of teen drivers, the need for quality pre-licensing education is prevalent:
• Vehicle crashes are still the No. 1 cause of teen
deaths. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
• Teenage drivers have the highest crash risk per
mile traveled, compared with drivers in other age groups. Young drivers tend to overestimate their driving abilities and underestimate the dangers on the road. (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
• From 2016-2018, there were 132,744 traffic crashes in Ohio involving a teen driver, about 15% of all crashes. Action on the part of the teen driver contributed to 71% of these crashes, resulting in 255 deaths and 39,476 injuries. (Ohio Traffic Safety Office)
IN-CAR TRAINING OPTIONS
Those that take online driver training are still required to find a driving school to complete the state-required 8 hours of in-car driver training. Students can start in-car training with a certified driving instructor after completing two hours of online or classroom training.
“We know finding the right driving school can be challenging, so we’ve taken the guesswork out of it for busy families,” said O’Riordan. “As part of AAA’s commitment to safety, we approve driving schools representing the highest quality in driver education.”
AAA Approved Driving Schools are independent schools that meet high standards set by AAA. Additional information can be found at AAA.com/DriverTraining.
AAA’s “How to Drive Online” is available at AAA.com/HowtoDrive. The cost is $79 for AAA members and $99 for non-members.
AAA-Approved Driving Schools
Butler County
Drive-Rite Driving School
Fairfield 513-939-1222 drive-riteschool.com
Crawford County
Classic Driving Academy
Galion
740-386-2929 classicdrivingacademy.com
Fairfield County
Carroll Lyn Driving School
Lancaster
740-654-3748 carrolllyndrivingschool.com
Marion County
Classic Driving Academy
Marion
740-386-2929 classicdrivingacademy.com
Medina County
Myers Driving Academy
Medina
330-591-9740 myersdrivingschool.com
Wayne County
Myers Driving Academy
Wooster
330-439-1134 myersdrivingschool.com
Erie County
American Driving School LLC
Sandusky
419-621-1890 americandrivingschool.org
Richland County
Superior Driving Academy
Mansfield
419-525-6192 superiordrivingacademy.us
Stark County
Myers Driving Academy
Canton
330-494-6236 www.myersdrivingschool.com
Myers Driving Academy
North Canton
330-494-6236 www.myersdrivingschool.com
AAA-Approved Advanced Driver Training
Licking County
Better Ohio Teen Drivers
Hebron
614-273-3649 betterohioteendrivers.org
Online Traffic Safety Resources
SENIOR DRIVING RESOURCES
SeniorDriving.AAA.com: This interactive website provides seniors and their families with information, tools and resources to help keep them driving as long as safely possible.
RoadwiseRX.com: Developed by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Roadwise Rx is a free online tool to help drivers and their families understand common side effects of prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications and herbal supplements. It also flags interactions between these medications that can impact safety behind the wheel.
TEEN DRIVING RESOURCES
Keys2Drive (TeenDriving.AAA.com):
This comprehensive, interactive, teen driver website contains state-specific driving and licensing information for teens and their parents to guide families through the learning-to-drive process.
StartSmart Parent Session: The StartSmart program helps families get through the crucial period when teens are learning to drive. The StartSmart Online Parent Session and StartSmart email newsletters are both designed to help parents teach their teens to drive safely and work together with their teen to reduce risk (available through TeenDriving.AAA.com).
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