New state law means teen drivers required to take more training

New state law means teen drivers required to take more training

On August 1, a new state law requires teen drivers under 17 years old to complete a six-hour classroom-based course before getting behind the wheel.

First Impact education class for parents and new teen drivers August 9th – Newstalk KZRG

The Jasper County Health Department is presenting an education class for parents and new teen drivers.   The class called First Impact, focuses on the Missouri graduated driving law.   According to Gretchen Goddard: “It’s kind of a complex law. If you didn’t learn to drive under that can be kind of tricky for parents. So we focus on that, helping them understand the law, mainly that it’s been effective in reducing crashes in teens 20 to 40%.” Yo…