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Giving Educated Drivers A Pass

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Oregon's newest drivers can actually get a break in the state requirements to get a license. 

A law effective at the beginning of the year allows driver education training to bypass the driving test.  But there are some details here... like the driver education program has to be state-approved, and those are not available in all parts of the state. 

Bill Warner from the Oregon Department of Transportationexplains how the changes work, and who is eligible.  
 

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