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Panel backs adding work‑zone safety to driver education and the drivers manual
Summary
Senate File 1903 would require work‑zone safety content in driver‑education curricula, the drivers manual and driver examinations; the Transportation Committee recommended the bill and referred it to State and Local Government for technical and fiscal follow-up.
Senate File 1903, sponsored by Senator Johnson Stewart, would add work‑zone safety and work‑zone driving rules to Minnesota’s driver‑education curriculum, the state driver manual and the driver‑examination content. Testimony on March 5, 2025 emphasized the risk to both construction workers and drivers and cited Minnesota’s rank among states for fatal work‑zone crashes.
Abby Breduc, executive director of the Minnesota Asphalt Pavements Association, described a June 2022 crash on Highway 36 that killed a 17‑year‑old driver who entered a closed…
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