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Driver’s ed is tricky for Utah homeschoolers, so a new bill would let parents teach it.

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A moving car is a uniquely destructive force, capable of breaking through walls and barriers, and more than capable of ending the lives of people caught in its path. Each year, more than 250 Utahns die on the roadways, with a disproportionate share of those incidents involving teen drivers.

But to the House Transportation Committee, driving is not so much the specialized operation of a dangerous motor vehicle in public spaces as it is a “right of passage,” as fundamental to a child’s development as learning to tie shoes, fry eggs and cut grass.

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