OHIO — According to a new Ohio law, all drivers under the age of 21 are required to take a full driver's education course before obtaining a license.

These drivers will need to have 24 hours of classroom or online instruction along with eight hours of behind-the-wheel experience with an instructor. Drivers will also need an additional 50 hours of practice driving with a licensed driver, with ten of those hours occurring at night.

Previously, anyone 18 or older was not required to take driver's education before getting a driver's license. The law change was passed in July as a part of the $60 million state operating budget.

Governor Mike DeWine said he supported the change as 18 to 20-year-olds were involved in an alarming number of crashes. According to the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, 9

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