Georgia’s driver’s education program uses outdated curriculum standards, with three of the four approved classroom curricula more than 15 years old, which also happens to be the age when a person is old enough to get a learner’s permit in Georgia. And while training requirements for new drivers in Georgia are comparable to other states, they are less stringent than recommended standards.
Those are among the findings of a new state audit of the Georgia Department of Driver Services driver’s education program, which also found that the most commonly-used method of driver’s education is also the least effective.
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